{"id":4433,"date":"2014-11-12T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4433"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:35:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:35:05","slug":"u-s-court-appeals-affirms-summary-judgment-plaintiff-show-equitable-tolling-applied-plaintiff-missed-filing-deadline-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-affirms-summary-judgment-plaintiff-show-equitable-tolling-applied-plaintiff-missed-filing-deadline-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"U. S. Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment Where Plaintiff Could Not Show That Equitable Tolling Applied and Plaintiff Missed the Filing Deadline by More Than Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Levia Moultrie began working at Penn Aluminum in 1990. Over the next 20 years, Moultrie worked in different positions, including forklift operator, block operator, utility coiler and scrap chopper.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2008, Moultrie used his seniority to take on the job of forklift operator. The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Collective_agreement\">collective bargaining agreement<\/a> between Moultrie\u2019s union and Penn Aluminum gave Moultrie two days to show that he could perform the job.<\/p>\n<p>A little more than a week after Moultrie switched into the forklift operator job, he began experiencing performance problems. During one shipment he was tasked with handling, Moultrie incorrectly hooked up some wires causing a delay in a shipment.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-affirms-summary-judgment-plaintiff-show-equitable-tolling-applied-plaintiff-missed-filing-deadline-two-years\/#more-4433\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Levia Moultrie began working at Penn Aluminum in 1990. Over the next 20 years, Moultrie worked in different positions, including forklift operator, block operator, utility coiler and scrap chopper. In September 2008, Moultrie used his seniority to take on the job of forklift operator. 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