Legal Opinion

Evelyn JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 15, 1981No. 80-7422PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALLGOOD, District Judge:

Appellant seeks this court’s reversal of the jury verdict entered in favor of appellee, Sears, Roebuck and Company (Sears) on her Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) claim. Appellant also challenges the district court’s dismissal of her Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERI-SA) claim. We affirm both the dismissal of appellant’s ERISA claim and the judgment entered by the district court on her ADEA claim.

For more than twenty years appellant was employed by Sears, and for the last three years of her employment she worked as a catalog sales representative…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hermann Hospital v. Meba Medical & Benefits PlanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  2. Hawkins Stanton v. Gulf Oil Corporation and Its Benefits CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  3. Melbourne E. Joseph, Sr. v. The New Orleans Electrical Pension & Retirement Plan, Individually and Its TrusteesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Sublett v. Premier Bancorp Self Funded Medical PlanDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1988
  5. James v. Louisiana Laborers Health & Welfare FundDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1991

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