-JMR Edwards v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., No. 1:2006cv00784 - Document 424 (S.D. Miss. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER granting 398 Motion for Summary Judgment; finding as moot 413 Motion for Summary Judgment. This case will be dismissed with prejudice. Signed by District Judge Halil S. Ozerden on 8/29/11 (RLW)
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