Legal Opinion
Charles Lee v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2015No. 14-1585PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and Judge DIAZ joined.
FLOYD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from two lawsuits filed by Charles Lee against his employer, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS). In the first lawsuit, Lee claimed that NS suspended him on the basis of his race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. After the district court granted NS summary judgment, Lee filed his second lawsuit, claiming that NS in fact suspended him for reporting rail safety offenses, in violation of the whistleblower protection provision of the…
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