Fairchild v. Kubota Tractor Corporation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION 1:18 CV 69 KEITH FAIRCHILD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) MEMORANDUM ) AND v. ) ORDER ) KUBOTA TRACTOR CORPORATION, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 21). I. Procedural Background Plaintiff initiated this action on January 16, 2018 in the District Court Division of the General Court of Justice of McDowell County, North Carolina. Defendant subsequently removed the case to this Court based on diversity…