Legal Opinion
Blakeney v. Lomas Information Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1995No. 95-10319PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The central issue of this summary judgment appeal is whether former employees ratified a release waiving ail discrimination claims against their former employer thereby precluding later suit for age discrimination. Concluding that they have, we affirm the summary judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On May 3, 1993, appellee Lomas Information Systems, Inc. (“Lomas”) terminated appellants Tom Blakeney, Michael Blohm, Robert S. Huffer, Erin Phelps, James Ruska, Linn Madsen, Kathy Howell, and Mike Sweet (collectively “the employees”). In accordance with Lomas’s 1993…
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