Legal Opinion
Reilly v. Alcan Aluminum Corp.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 27, 2000No. S99Q1590PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sears, Justice.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has certified the following two questions to this court: (1) Does OCGA § 51-1-6 or § 51-1-8 give rise to a cognizable claim for breach of a legal duty where the duty allegedly breached is the violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 USC § 621 et seq.? (2) Does OCGA § 51-1-6 or § 51-1-8 give rise to a cognizable claim for breach of a legal duty where the duty allegedly breached is the violation of OCGA § 34-1-2? For the reasons that follow, we answer both of these questions in the negative.
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