Opinion ID: 698379
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Heading: standard of review

Text: 8 Pinkerton moved for judgment as a matter of law both before and after the verdict. Therefore we review the district court's denial of Pinkerton's motion for judgment as a matter of law using the standard enunciated in Boeing Company v. Shipman, 411 F.2d 365, 374-75 (1969) (en banc). Under Boeing, judgment as a matter of law is appropriate if the facts and inferences point so strongly and overwhelmingly in favor of one party that a reasonable jury could not have concluded that the ADEA was violated. 411 F.2d at 374; Molnar v. Ebasco Constructors, Inc., 986 F.2d 115, 117-18 (5th Cir.1993); Little v. Republic Refining Co., Ltd., 924 F.2d 93, 95 (5th Cir.1991). A mere scintilla of evidence is insufficient to present a question for the jury. Boeing, 411 F.2d at 374. There must be a conflict in substantial evidence to create a jury question. Id. at 375. Applying Boeing to this case, the district court's judgment should be reversed only if the facts and accompanying inferences would not permit reasonable people to conclude that Pinkerton discharged Armendariz because of his age.