McGuffie v. Mead Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LYNWOOD SMITH, JR., District Judge.

This case is before the court on motions for summary judgment filed by defendants MW Custom Papers, LLC, and MeadWestvaco Corporation,1 as well as two motions to strike2 The action was originally filed in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, Alabama.3 The caption of the complaint named only Alford Ray McGuffie as plaintiff,4 but two persons actually were *1236identified in the body of that pleading as plaintiffs: ie., Alford and his wife, Iris McGuffie.5 Seventeen claims were asserted against numerous defendants, including The Mead Corporation…