SMITH v. AMEDISYS INC.

No. 01-30044.

298 F.3d 434 (2002)

Lori SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMEDISYS INC.; Promod Seth; Mitchell Morel; William Borne, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill Leininger Craft (argued), Craft & Craft, Baton Rouge, LA for Lori Smith.

Murphy J. Foster, III, John Thomas Andrishok (argued), Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, Baton Rouge, LA, for Amedisys Inc., Mitchell Morel and William Borne.

Kyle M. Keegan (argued), Susannah M. DeNicola, Roy, Kiesel, Keegan & DeNicola, Baton Rouge, LA, for Promod Seth.

Before JONES, EMILIO M. GARZA and CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judges.


CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:

Lori Smith ("Smith") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for her former employer and three former supervisors on her claims under Title VII, Louisiana employment discrimination statutes, and Louisiana tort law. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the decision of the district court.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Smith was employed by Amedisys, Inc. ("Amedisys") from October 20, 1995...

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