AMEDEE v. SHELL CHEMICAL, L.P.

No. 19-30525.

953 F.3d 831 (2020)

Leah Michelle AMEDEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHELL CHEMICAL, L.P., Geismar Plant, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED March 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale Edward Williams, Esq. , Law Office of Dale Edward Williams, Covington, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Thomas John McGoey, II , Jaclyn E. Hickman, Esq. , Liskow & Lewis, P.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SMITH, HO, and OLDHAM, Circuit Judges.


The day after Shell Chemical, L.P. ("Shell"), formally disciplined Leah Amedee for violating its attendance policy— and warned her that additional violations could result in termination—she missed her scheduled shift. Why? Because she drove drunk in the middle of the night, wrecked her truck, and got...

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