Emerson v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ZAGEL, District Judge.

This is an employment discrimination case. The plaintiff, Melissa Potts Emerson, claims that the defendants, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co., Inc. (Du Pont) and Richard A. Johnson, refused to promote or transfer her, and hornswoggled her into resigning because she is black. Emerson also alleges that the defendants’ conduct has caused her severe emotional distress and created an obstacle to further employment. Both parties have moved for summary judgment.

I

Du Pont manufactures and installs a machine called the Automatic Clinical Analyzer (ACA),…