Jeffrey G. Russ and Shannon C. Russ v. International Paper Company

In this diversity suit based on injuries suffered in a workplace accident, the district court granted summary judgment to the defendant International Paper Company (I.P.) on the ground that the plaintiffs had failed to produce evidence to substantiate the theory of causation they suggested in response to I.P.’s summary judgment motion. Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment and denial of a motion to reconsider. We affirm.

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On April 8, 1989, plaintiff Jeffrey Russ, an electrician’s helper, was working at a mill owned by I.P. in Natchez, Mississippi. At the time,…