Legal Opinion
Belanger v. Keydril Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 23, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-3487PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FELDMAN, District Judge.
Norris A. Belanger brought this age discrimination action against his former employer, Keydril Company. In 1976, Mr. Belanger went to work for Keydril as a toolpusher for drilling operations outside the United States. When Keydril discharged him in July 1982 he was a tool-pusher on the KEY GIBRALTAR, a drilling rig located in waters over which the Republic of Zaire exercised exclusive and sovereign national jurisdiction. At the time of his discharge Mr. Belanger was 56 years old. The plaintiff claimed that Keydril wrongfully discharged him because of…
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- Jagers v. Royal Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
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