United States Eighth Circuit

In an action claiming that defendant U.S. Postal Service breached a settlement agreement entered into by the parties in 2003 after plaintiff suffered an on-the-job injury, that it retaliated against her for filing administrative complaints of employment discrimination, and that defendant conspired to commit both of these wrongs, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the settlement agreement unambiguously resolved the issue against plaintiff because no provision in the agreement required the USPS to keep plaintiff on its payroll indefinitely; and 2) plaintiff's Title VII claim lacked a materially adverse employment action on which a retaliation claim might be predicated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/06/2010
• Published 08/06/2010

Judges

• James B. Colloton

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel