· 1/24/2005
MacHinchick v. PB Power, Inc.
Citations
- 398 F.3d 345
- 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 1165
- 85 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,853
- 95 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 152
- 2005 WL 138708
How courts have described this case
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- finding that “age stereotyping remarks” made by terminating supervisor to plaintiff supported inference of age discrimination at prima facie stage
- confirming that “at summary judgment, the McDonnell-Douglas burden-shifting analysis still applies to discrimination claims” brought under Texas’s antidiscrimination laws
- confirming that McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting analysis applies to discrimination claims brought under the TCHRA
- finding plaintiff failed to raise a fact issue as to his willingness and ability to adapt
- finding inference that plaintiff was terminated because of his age where supervisor called defendant “inflexible,” “not adaptable,” and possessing a “business-as-usual attitude”
- considering plaintiff’s evidence as a whole to determine whether discrimination was a motivating factor in adverse employment decision
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Judges: Higginbotham, Smith, Benavides
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