Legal Opinion

Evans v. Trinity Industries, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided September 29, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2:15cv314PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, Chief Judge.

This matter comes before the court on the Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (“Motion”) and Memorandum in Support thereof, filed on July 31, 2015. ECF Nos. 28, 29. The Plaintiffs filed their Memorandum in Opposition to the Motion on September 4, 2015, ECF No. 40, and the Defendants filed a Reply on September 11, 2015. ECF No. 41. The matter has been fully briefed and is ripe for review.1 For the reasons that follow, the Defendants’ Motion is DENIED.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Plaintiffs initially filed…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Edwards v. City of GoldsboroCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  4. KPMG Peat Marwick v. Harrison County Housing Finance Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Bizzie Walters v. Todd McMahenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012

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