Legal Opinion

Eaton v. WestRock Coated Board, LLC (CONSENT)

District Court, M.D. Alabama

Decided April 25, 2022No. 3:20-cv-00860Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION SCOTT EATON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No.: 3:20-cv-860-SMD ) WESTROCK COATED BOARD, LLC, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION & ORDER I. INTRODUCTION This is a premises liability claim arising from a chemical spill at a paper mill in Cottonton, Alabama, owned by defendant Westrock Coated Board, LLC (“Westrock”). Plaintiff Scott Eaton (“Eaton”) was working for a contractor, RMR Mechanical (“RMR”), that was overhauling a boiler at the paper mill. While setting up caution tape around a crane located outside the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. Johnson v. Board of Regents of the University of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001

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