Cooper v. Cornerstone Chemical Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA JAMES L. COOPER CIVIL ACTION VERSUS NO. 20-1454 CORNERSTONE CHEMICAL SECTION “R” (5) COMPANY ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court is defendant Cornerstone Chemical Company’s (“Cornerstone”) motion for summary judgment.1 Plaintiff James Cooper opposes the motion.2 Because Cornerstone has submitted evidence that it terminated Cooper because of violations of company policy, and because Cooper has failed to raise an issue of fact that Cornerstone’s stated reason is pretextual, the Court grants defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND This case…