Legal Opinion
United States v. HealthSouth Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 22, 2003No. 02-30305PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Paul G. Mathews appeals the district court’s dismissal of his state-law age discrimination claim against defendant-appellee HealthSouth Corp. (“HealthSouth”) on statute of limitations grounds. Because Mathews did not commence this claim within one year of his resignation from HealthSouth, we AFFIRM the district court’s decision.
I. Background
Mathews had been employed by Continental Medical Systems, Inc. (“Continental”) as the Chief Executive Officer of Central Louisiana Rehabilitation Hospital since February 1996. In October 1997, HealthSouth acquired…
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