Legal Opinion

Jones v. Norfolk Southern Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 19, 2009No. 08-60984UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Wanda Jones (“Jones”) appeals the district court’s summary judgment against her. The issues in this appeal are: (1) whether the district court applied the proper test to decide that Norfolk Southern Co. (“Norfolk”) was not Jones’s joint employer under Title VII, and (2) whether the district court properly granted summary judgment on Jones’s tortious interference claim for failing to show Norfolk acted without right or justifiable cause. We AFFIRM.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

The facts of this case, viewed in the light most favorable to Jones as the non-moving party, are as…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Topalian v. EhrmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. Trevino v. Celanese Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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