Legal Opinion
Jean G. Mattern v. Eastman Kodak Company and Eastman Chemical Company, D/B/A Texas Eastman Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 16, 1997No. 95-40836PublishedCited by 318 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
The linchpin for this appeal is what constitutes an “ultimate employment decision” as required for a retaliation claim under Title VII of the CM Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a). Eastman Kodak Company and Eastman Chemical Company (collectively “Eastman”) contest the denial of a Fed. R.CrvP. 50 motion for judgment as a matter of law, a jury having found that Eastman had retaliated against Jean Mattem, its employee, but also having made two findings adverse to Mattern that limit her retaliation claim: first, that, although Mattern had been…
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