Legal Opinion
Wright v. Eastman Kodak Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided August 22, 2006No. 04-CV-6332L, 04-CV-6333LPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Kenneth Wright and Gary Thompson, commenced these actions against their employer, Eastman Kodak Company (“Kodak”), alleging that Kodak has discriminated against them on account of their race in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 2000e-5, and the New York State Human Rights Law, Exec. L. § 296. 1 Kodak has moved for partial summary judgment dismissing all of plaintiffs’ claims that arose prior to certain dates, pursuant to releases that plaintiffs previously signed as part of a settlement of their claims against Kodak. 2
BACKGROUND
In 1999,…
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