Austin v. Caterpillar, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS PEORIA DIVISION BRADLEY AUSTIN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-1113 ) CATERPILLAR INC., et al, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand (ECF No. 16); Defendant Black and Decker’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 7); and Defendant Caterpillar Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 9). For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff’s Motion to Remand is DENIED and Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss (7) and (9) are both GRANTED. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Bradley Austin is a former employee of…