United States Fifth Circuit

In a case brought against a hospital by a former nurse coordinator raising Title VII claims, summary judgment for the hospital on retaliation claims is affirmed where, within the applicable McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework, plaintiff failed to show that the hospital would not have terminated her employment "but for" its alleged retaliatory motive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/26/2007
• Published 03/27/2007

Judges

• DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:, Before REAVLEY, DeMOSS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Allison Anne Jones (argued), Davidson, Jones & Summers, Roy Steven Payne, Law Office of Sam N. Gregorio, Shreveport, LA, for Strong.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sidney F. Lewis, V (argued), Shelley M. Sullivan, Jones Walker, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.