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**Worker Drops Claims Against Individual Managers, Continues Discrimination Case Against Company** A worker filed a discrimination lawsuit against Cornerstone Foods LLC and two of its managers, Jimmy R. Freeman and Nancy J. Freeman. The case involved allegations of workplace discrimination, though the specific details of what type of discrimination occurred are not provided in the court records. The worker voluntarily decided to drop all claims against the two individual managers "with prejudice," which means those specific claims cannot be refiled later. However, the discrimination case against Cornerstone Foods LLC, the company itself, is still ongoing and will continue through the court system. **What This Means for Workers:** This case illustrates an important strategic decision workers sometimes make in employment lawsuits. While employees can sue both individual managers and the company they work for, they may choose to focus their legal efforts solely on the employer. This could be for various reasons - perhaps the company has deeper pockets to pay damages, or the worker's attorney believes the strongest case is against the corporate entity rather than individual supervisors. Workers facing discrimination should know they have options about who to include in their legal claims.