HUDSON v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 04-3824.

412 F.3d 781 (2005)

Dean HUDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 21, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Sams (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Susan M. Zoeller (argued), Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

During his brief stint as an employee at a Wal-Mart store in Indianapolis, plaintiff Dean Hudson did not get along with co-worker Nicholas Ramirez. Verbal sniping between Hudson and Ramirez eventually led to a physical altercation at work, and Wal-Mart fired both men shortly thereafter. Hudson, who was hospitalized for injuries sustained in the altercation, filed a workers' compensation claim based on the incident. He then brought suit in state...

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