Skinner v. Quintiles Transnational Corp.

THORNBURG, Judge.

Defendant appeals from an order denying their motion for judgment on the pleadings. Defendant moved for such a judgment based on the contention that the final judgment issued in the prior case Judy Skinner v. Quintiles Transnational Corp., Case No. 1:01-CV-01123 (M.D.N.C.), entered on 19 March 2003, barred plaintiff s state claims under the doctrine of res judicata.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant for about six years, from April 1994 until October 2000, in various administrative positions, which required extensive amounts of typing. In early 1995, plaintiff began to…