Legal Opinion
Lusk v. Foxmeyer Health Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1997No. 96-11278PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we - are presented the question whether a parent corporation may be held liable for the allegedly discriminatory conduct of its subsidiary. Eight former employees of the FoxMeyer Drug Company (“FoxMeyer Drug”) were terminated as a result of a reduction-in-foree. They brought this action alleging age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-34. They also sued FoxMeyer Drug’s parent corporation, the FoxMeyer Corporation, and FoxMeyer Corporation’s parent. National In-tergroup, Inc. (“Nil”). 1…
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