Case Name: Peterson v. Seagate US LLC Court: U.S. Dist. Ct. Minn. Read Summary Case Result: Age discrimination case of 63 former employees was resolved successfully by settlement. |
Case Name: Ponce v. Billington Court: U.S. Ct. App. D.C. Cir. Docket: 11-5117 Read Summary and AARP's Amicus Brief (PDF) Case Result: Although affirming the jury verdict against the plaintiff on Title VII race, sex, and national origin discrimination claims, the appeals court declared that "nothing in Title VII required a plaintiff to show that illegal discrimination was the sole cause of an adverse employment action. |
Case Name: Powell v. Dallas Morning News Court: U.S. Ct. App. 5th Cir. Docket: 11-10697 Read Summary and AARP's Amicus Brief (PDF) Case Result: Defendants' alleged reliance on subjective criteria for selecting employees for a reduction in force did not have a disparate impact on older workers. |
Case Name: Reid v. Google, Inc. Court: Cal. Supreme Ct. Docket: S158965 Read Summary and AARP's Amicus Brief (PDF) Case Result: Court concluded that evidence of "stray remarks" should be considered with all the evidence in the record because its categorical exclusion might lead to unfair results, declining to follow federal law that requires courts to view in isolation statements by coworkers and nondecisionmakers or comment unrelated to the employment decision being challenged and categorically exclude such evidence. |
Case Name: Rhodes v. R + L Carriers, Inc. Court: U.S. Ct. App. 6th Cir. Docket: 11-3054 Read Summary and AARP's Amicus Brief (PDF) Case Result: The complaint that alleged numerous violations of federal and state discrimination law by the defendant was more than adequate to survive a motion to dismiss. |
Case Name: Romero v. Allstate Ins. Corp. (2005) Court: U.S. Dist. Ct. Pa. Read Summary Case Issue: Did employer unlawfully retaliate against the plaintiffs (former agents) by filing counterclaims against them alleging (falsely) that the plaintiffs violated the terms of the release they were required to sign when they were terminated? |
Case Name: Romero v. Allstate Ins. Co. (2001) Court: U.S. Dist. Ct. Pa. Read Summary Case Issue: Did employer violate ERISA and/or the ADEA when it involuntarily terminated employee-agents, 90% of whom were older workers, in order to convert those willing to sign a release to independent contractor status? |
Case Name: Sander v. Gray Television Group Court: U.S. Ct. App. 6th Cir. Docket: 10-6120 Read Summary AARP's Amicus Brief (PDF) Case Result: Court affirms age discimination (ADEA) case of summary judgment to the employer despite dispute whether employee was discharged or voluntarily resigned, failing to draw inferences in favor of opposing party. |
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