U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
McMichael v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc.
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- Type
- Opinion
- Filed
- Aug. 13, 2019
- Case
- McMichael v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc.
- Case status
- Decided
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CARL E. STEWART, Chief Judge: Between 2014 and 2018, the defendants, Transocean Offshore Deepwater et al., reduced their offshore fleet by 59%. While reducing their fleet, Transocean fired the plaintiff, Robert McMichael, along with over 7,300 other employees. McMichael claims he was fired because of his age, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"). Transocean…
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