5th Circuit Upholds Jury Verdict For Doctor In Employee’s Age Bias Suit

Mealey's (January 10, 2019, 12:34 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A trial court did not err when it denied a former employee’s request for a new trial on her claims that her firing constituted retaliatory discharge under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 13 (Elva Garza v. James A. Caplin, No. 18-40130, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 35108)....