Joshua Canipe v. Eastman Chemical Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT GREENEVILLE JOSHUA CANIPE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:24-CV-00092-DCLC-CRW ) EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Defendant Eastman Chemical Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 18], Eastman’s Memorandum of Law [Doc. 19], Plaintiff Joshua Canipe’s Response in Opposition [Doc. 27], and Eastman’s Reply [Doc. 31]. For the reasons herein, the Court will grant in part and deny in part Eastman’s motion. I. BACKGROUND In July 2022, Eastman, a global specialty…