McCann v. Permatex

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION BRITTANEY McCANN, ) Case No. 1:25-cv-648 ) Plaintiff, ) Judge J. Philip Calabrese ) v. ) Magistrate Judge ) Jonathan D. Greenberg ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. ) d.b.a. PERMATEX, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) OPINION AND ORDER In this lawsuit, Plaintiff Brittaney McCann claims racial discrimination. She filed suit in State court, bringing claims under Ohio law. Defendants removed this action to federal court on the theory that Plaintiff fraudulently joined a non-diverse individual Defendant, Katie Craig, to prevent this case…