Legal Opinion
Maria C. BITTAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AIR CANADA, a Corporation of Canada, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1975No. 74-3873PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, Maria C. Bittar, brought this action against her former employer, Air Canada, alleging that she was discharged because of her age in violation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1967 (29 U.S. C.A. § 621 et seq.). After a prima facie showing of age discrimination by the plaintiff, the defendant-employer produced evidence of numerous instances of unsatisfactory job performance- on the part of the plaintiff. The district court, concluding that the plaintiff failed to prove her claim of age discrimination by a preponderance of the evidence, found in favor of defendant-employer, Air…
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