Read Garcia v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 07-2723

In an engineer's Title VII suit alleging the termination of her employment was motivated by gender discrimination and not, as defendant-employer said, by poor performance, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff did not provide sufficient evidence showing that defendants' explanation for firing her was a pretext and the real reason was discrimination.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2008
• Published 07/23/2008

Judges

• LYNCH, Chief Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Artemio Rivera Rivera, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carl Schuster with whom Lourdes C. Hernández-Venegas and Schuster Aguiló LLP, were on brief, for appellees.