December 14, 2010
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently addressed disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Winborne v. Sunshine Health Care, Inc., No. 09-60765 (5th Cir. Nov. 17, 2010), available at: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/09/09-60765.0.wpd.pdf. The plaintiff worked as a nurse for the defendant, a rest home. She suffered attacks involving temporary loss of awareness, but she […]
September 16, 2010
/cdklawyers.com// 09/15/2010
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed summary judgment for plan participants in an ERISA matter. Dupre v. Employee Benefit Servs. of La., Inc., No. 09-30990 (5th Cir. Sept. 2, 2010), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/09/09-30990.0.wpd.pdf.
Jennifer Dupre, a morbidly obese woman, planned to have gastric bypass surgery and sought coverage under the ERISA plan offered […]
April 6, 2010
/cdklawyers.com// 04/04/2010
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment for an employer in a discrimination case. Jackson v. Cal-W. Packaging Corp., No. 09-20411 (5th Cir. March 2, 2010), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/09/09-20411-CV0.wpd.pdf.
The plaintiff sued his former employer for age discrimination after allegedly being fired for non-compliance with the company’s sexual harassment policy. The employer […]
March 28, 2010
/cdklawyers.com// 03/28/2010
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment for an employer in a discrimination case. Kretchmer v. Eveden Inc., No. 09-10556 (5th Cir. March 12, 2010), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/09/09-10556.0.wpd.pdf.
The plaintiff sued his former employer for religious and age discrimination after being terminated from his position as a sales account executive. The employer […]
December 30, 2009
/cdklawyers.com/Keith Clouse - Dallas Business Litigation AttorneyThe Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed summary judgment in a Section 1981 race discrimination matter. Blackston v. Wexford Health Sources Inc., No. 08-60855 (5th Cir. Nov. 16, 2009), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/08/08-60855.0.wpd.pdf. Blackston, a white man, worked for a medical staffing contractor and served as a medical director […]
September 4, 2009
/cdklawyers.com/Keith Clouse - Dallas race discrimination lawyer
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed summary judgment on a race discrimination claim. Lee v. Kansas City S. Ry. Co., No. 08-30444 (5th Cir. June 30, 2009), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/08/08-30444-CV0.wpd.pdf. Marcus Lee, an African-American train engineer, sued his former employer for race-based employment discrimination and retaliatory discharge […]
May 19, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment for an employer in a race discrimination case concerning the discharge of a company’s top salesperson. Taylor v. Peerless Indus. Inc., __ F.3d __ (5th Cir. March 30, 2009), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/08/08-20216.0.wpd.pdf.
Darrell Taylor, an African-American employee at Peerless, was the […]
March 13, 2009
Texas - Wired PR News — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled for an employer in a disability discrimination case. EEOC v. Argo Distrib. LLC, No. 07-60447, available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/07/07-60447-CV0.wpd.pdf (5th Cir. Jan. 15, 2009). Henry Velez’s medical condition prevented him from perspiring, but he could perform manual labor if he […]
