United States Sixth Circuit

A former family services worker satisfied the elements of a tort-of-outrage claim against her former supervisor, but such a claim against the Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children is barred by sovereign immunity. A retaliation claim fails as no allegations show a materially adverse employment action by the Cabinet.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/29/2003
• Published 07/29/2003

Judges

• Before BOGGS and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  DOWD, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth L. Sales (argued and briefed), Sales, Tillman & Wallbaum, Louisville, KY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Schuyler J. Olt (argued and briefed), Ruth Ann Cox, Pedley, Zielke & Gordinier, Louisville, KY, John C. Lewis, Sheila F. Redmond, Cabinet for Families and Children, Frankfort, KY, Richard M. Sullivan (briefed), Edward L. Lasley (argued and briefed), Conliffe, Sandmann & Sullivan, Louisville, KY, for Defendants-Appellees.