Legal Opinion
Odom v. International Paper Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 31, 2009No. Civil Action 2:08cv480PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MARK S. DAVIS, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion for summary judgment filed by defendant International Paper Company (“Defendant” or “IP”). The motion has been fully briefed, and the Court having found that oral argument would not aid in the decisional process, the matter is now ripe for decision. Fed.R.Civ.P. 78, E.D. Va. Local Rule 7(J).
I. Facts and Procedural History
A. Odom’s Job and Union Context
Plaintiff Howard B. Odom (“Plaintiff’ or “Mr. Odom”) began working in the Franklin, Virginia paper mill (“Paper Mill”) operated by Union Camp in 1978.…
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