United States Fifth Circuit
WEST v. NABORS DRILLING USA, INC., 02-40954
In an action brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, awards of back pay and liquidated damages are reversed because the trial evidence permits only the reasonable finding that, except during a limited period, plaintiff failed to mitigate his damages.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/06/2003
- Published 06/06/2003
Judges
- FITZWATER, District Judge:, Before SMITH and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges, and FITZWATER, District Judge.
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Kathryn Neal Nester (argued), Christopher & Nester, Ridgeland, MS, Sherra L. Hillman, Waynesboro, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Thomas Howard Wilson (argued), Merritt Banning Chastain, III, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.