MATTERN v. EASTMAN KODAK CO.

No. 95-40836.

104 F.3d 702 (1997)

Jean G. MATTERN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY and Eastman Chemical Company, d/b/a Texas Eastman Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell Clay Brown, Wellborn, Houston, Adkinson, Mann, Sadler & Hill, Henderson, TX, for plaintiff-appellee.

Stephen F. Fink, Bryan Patrick Neal, Thompson & Knight, Dallas, TX, for defendants-appellants.

Before GARWOOD, BARKSDALE and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

The linchpin for this appeal is what constitutes an "ultimate employment decision" as required for a retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a). Eastman Kodak Company and Eastman Chemical Company (collectively "Eastman") contest the denial of a FED. R.Civ.P. 50 motion for judgment as a matter of law, a jury having found that Eastman had retaliated against Jean Mattern, its...

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