Robinson v. Board of Supervisors
Louisiana Court of Appeal
1DissentChutz, J.
hi respectfully dissent with the majority’s opinion in this case. The evidence was simply insufficient to support the jury’s conclusion of liability under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, or the Louisiana’s Age Discrimination Employment Act (LA-DEA), La. R.S. 23:311-314; or the amount of its award of damages to plaintiff, James Robinson.
Under the ADEA or the LADEA, Robinson was first required to establish a pri-ma facie case of age discrimination. Initially, I question whether the record contains any competent evidence to support a finding that Robinson’s…
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