SHIELDS v. BELLSOUTH ADVERTISING & PUB.

No. S01Q0116.

545 S.E.2d 898 (2001)

273 Ga. 774

SHIELDS v. BELLSOUTH ADVERTISING & PUBLISHING CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

April 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chip Rowan & Associates, Chip Rowan, Atlanta, for appellant.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Weyman T. Johnson, Jr., T. Robert Reid, II, Brittany M. Elkins, Atlanta, for appellee.


THOMPSON, Justice.

In this certified question case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeks guidance as to whether collateral estoppel applies where, following an administrative hearing, a Georgia superior court finds an employee was terminated for cause and the employee later brings a discriminatory discharge case under federal law. Specifically, the Eleventh Circuit has certified the following question to this Court:

Under the...

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