PETERSON v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC.

No. 14-10249.

788 F.3d 384 (2015)

David O. PETERSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal K. Gillespie (argued), Gillespie Sanford, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Cynthia L. Hill (argued), Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P., Fort Worth, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before JONES and HAYNES, Circuit Judges, and CRONE, District Judge.


After losing his job during a reduction-in-force, David Peterson sued his erstwhile employer Bell Helicopter Textron for age discrimination. A jury found that the company harbored some discriminatory motive, but that Peterson would have been fired anyway. After rendering a...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases