Howard v. Norfolk Southern Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION KENTON L. HOWARD, } } Plaintiff, } } v. } Case No.: 2:17-cv-02163-RDP } NORFOLK SOUTHERN } CORPORATION, } } Defendant. } MEMORANDUM OPINION This case is before the court on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment. (Doc. # 49). The Motion has been fully briefed (Docs. # 50, 59, 63) and is under submission. After careful review, and for the reasons discussed below, the court concludes that Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 49) is due to be denied. I. Factual Background1 Plaintiff Kenton Howard was…