Legal Opinion

Edwards v. National Vision, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Alabama

Decided May 17, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-01449-WMAPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WILLIAM M. ACKER, JR., District Judge.

Before the court is a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant National Vision, Inc. (“NVI”). (Doc. 39). The motion seeks dismissal of the above-entitled action brought by plaintiff Aretha M. Edwards (“Edwards”). Edwards, a black female, sued NVI, her former employer, for race discrimination and harassment in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“ § 1981”) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”), retaliation in violation of Title VII and § 1981, and violation of the Family and Medical Leave…

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