Rice v. FCA USA LLC CA4/2
Plaintiff and appellant, Nakita Rice, appeals from the judgment in favor of defendants and respondents, FCA USA LLC (Chrysler) and James Parker. Chrysler employed Rice as an operations manager and then a warehouse supervisor at one of its plants. Parker was the plant manager during her time there. After Chrysler terminated her in 2014, Rice brought this lawsuit alleging a host of employment-related causes of action. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment on all causes of action. Because we conclude that defendants were entitled to summary adjudication on some but not all the causes of action, we reverse the judgment and direct the trial court to enter an order denying in part and granting in part defendants’ motion. More specifically, Chrysler proffered significant evidence that it changed Rice’s position, suspended her, and then terminated her for legitimate, nondiscriminatory, and nonretaliatory reasons.
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