UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
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No. 96-20175
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SHARON H. CORNELIUS, MILDRED WHITE, CECILIA PRESTON,
and GLORIA LITTLE,
Plaintiffs/Appellants/
Cross-appellees,
VERSUS
EXXON COMPANY USA, ET AL.,
Defendants,
EXXON COMPANY USA,
Defendant/Appellee/
Cross-Appellant.
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Appeals from the United States District Court
For the Southern District of Texas
(CA-H-93-1297)
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August 11, 1997
Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, KING, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:1
After careful review of the record, we are persuaded that
the district court committed no reversible error. The record
demonstrates that plaintiffs’ statistical evidence was seriously
flawed because it did not consider important variables. The
district court therefore correctly granted judgment as a matter
of law in favor of the defendants because the plaintiffs failed
1
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5 , the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
to establish a prima facie case.
AFFIRMED.