Legal Opinion

David Peterson v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 17, 2015No. 14-10249PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion on Rehearing

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

The court withdraws its opinion filed on June 4, 2015, and substitutes the following, which is .amended only as to Part IV.-

After losing his job during a reduction-in-force, David Peterson sued his erstwhile employer Bell Helicopter Textron for age discrimination. A jury found that the company harbored some discriminátory motive, but that Peterson would have been fired anyway. After rendering a take-nothing money judgment on the verdict, the district court, acting on Peterson’s post-trial motion, enjoined Bell Helicopter from discriminating on…

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