Opinion ID: 201784
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Corporate History

Text: 11 In January 1980, Braga began working as a press operator at the Fall River facility for Aluminum Processing Corporation (APC). APC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lightolier, operated the Fall River facility at that time. 12 In September, 1980, Lightolier purchased the Press, second-hand, for use in its manufacturing facility in Norwich, Connecticut (the Norwich facility). 13 On Friday, January 15, 1982, APC (along with all then-existing subsidiaries of Lightolier) merged into Lightolier. Three days later, on Monday, January 18, 1982, Lightolier merged into BZ Holdings Corporation (BZ Holdings), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BZ Acquisition Corporation (BZ Acquisition). That same day, BZ Holdings changed its name to Lightolier Incorporated. 1 Braga's employment status continued unchanged, save that his employer was now Lightolier/BZ rather than APC. 14 In 1985, BZ Acquisition, which owned Lightolier/BZ, merged into Genlyte. Lightolier/BZ thus became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genlyte. 15 In January 1991, Lightolier/BZ merged into Genlyte. Genlyte continued to operate the former Lightolier/BZ business under the name Lightolier. Braga's employment again continued unchanged, save that his employer was now Genlyte. 16 Around this time, the Norwich facility was converted from manufacturing to warehousing use. In June 1991, Genlyte transferred the Press from its Norwich facility to its Fall River facility, where Braga worked. 17 On April 28, 1998, Genlyte and Thomas Industries each contributed substantially all of its corporate assets to create a new entity, Genlyte-Thomas. Genlyte became the majority owner of Genlyte-Thomas and Thomas became the minority owner. Genlyte-Thomas continued to do business under the Lightolier name. Braga's employment again continued unchanged, save that his employer was now Genlyte-Thomas. Braga was still an employee of Genlyte-Thomas when his accident occurred on November 18, 1998. 18 After that accident, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected the Press and cited Genlyte-Thomas for a violation because the operating buttons of the [Press] were not adequately guarded to prevent unintentional operation.