Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Leggett & Platt, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 2011No. 10-60585PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judge:
This is an age discrimination suit. Following a jury trial which resulted in a verdict for the employee, the employer timely moved for judgment as a matter of law. The district court denied that motion. We REVERSE as we conclude that the claim was time-barred.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In June 2007, Leggett & Platt, Inc. (“Leggett”) informed its employees that it was consolidating the operations of two of its Mississippi facilities by closing the one in Verona and leaving open the Houlka plant. Jean Phillips, employed by Leggett for 24 years, was the…
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