Meadows v. Latshaw Drilling Co.

Plaintiff filed suit on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, alleging that Latshaw conducted a plant closing or mass layoff without providing advanced notice in violation of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (WARN Act). The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for Latshaw. The court held that plaintiff has not presented evidence to create a genuine dispute of material fact that any drilling rigs that together suffered employment losses sufficient to trigger the WARN Act were in reasonable geographic proximity; the district court did not err in awarding complete summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's case in its entirety; and plaintiff has not presented evidence or briefed the application of his other theories on appeal. View "Meadows v. Latshaw Drilling Co." on Justia Law