Bobo v. AGCO Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CHARLES LYNWOOD SMITH, JR., District Judge.

Barbara Bobo commenced this action against nine defendants.1 Eight of those were dismissed pursuant to stipulations for dismissal,2 leaving only her claims against the Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”). TVA filed two motions for summary judgment. The first is based upon the so-called “discretionary function doctrine.”3 The second motion argues that Mrs. Bobo does not have sufficient evidence to give rise to a genuine issue of material fact: that is, the question of whether her mesothelioma was caused by “exposures to…