Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2010No. 09-1498PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Deborah Merritt was a truck driver employed by defendant-appellee Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (“Old Dominion”). After being fired from her job, Merritt sued Old Dominion in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, alleging sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Merritt asserted that Old Dominion fired her due to a discriminatory belief that women were incapable of performing the duties of her position. In its defense, Old Dominion claimed that it…
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