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Oil Slump, Not Age, Cost Transocean Worker His Job: 5th Circ.

By Keith Goldberg · August 14, 2019, 3:25 PM EDT

The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a former Transocean Ltd. worker's age discrimination suit against the offshore drilling contractor, accepting the company's explanation that his firing stemmed from...

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Documents

Opinion

Case Information

Case Title

Robert McMichael v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater, et al

Case Number

19-60011

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3442 Jobs (Civil Rights)

Date Filed

January 07, 2019

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