Legal Opinion · Dissent

Robinson v. Board of Supervisors

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided November 4, 2016No. NUMBER 2015 CA 1707Published

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…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2009
  4. Coco v. Winston Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  5. Hazen Paper Co. v. BigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993

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