COCKRAM v. GENESCO, INC.

No. 11-2027.

680 F.3d 1046 (2012)

Jessica COCKRAM, Appellant, v. GENESCO, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel G. Curry , Randles Mata & Brown, LLC, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Luis O. Mata , on the brief), for appellant.

W. Perry Brandt , Bryan Cave LLP, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Emma L. Dill , on the brief), for appellee.

Before SMITH, COLLOTON, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Jessica Cockram sued her former employer, Genesco, Inc., after the company made public statements about Cockram's involvement in an incident in which a pernicious racial slur appeared on a return receipt that Cockram handed to a customer. The district court dismissed Cockram's claim for false light invasion of privacy and granted summary judgment in favor of Genesco on her defamation claim. Cockram now appeals, and we affirm the dismissal...

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