Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Flowers Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1987No. 86-1602PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants brought this age discrimination suit against Flowers Industries and two Flowers subsidiaries, West Virginia Baking Company (WVB) and Flowers Baking Company of Lynchburg (Lynchburg). Appellants, who worked for WVB, allege that Flowers Industries, the parent company, replaced them with younger Lynchburg employees in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Because appellants failed to demonstrate that Flowers Industries maintained anything other than a normal parent-subsidiary relationship with Lynchburg, the district court granted summary…
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- Lynn Armbruster v. Terry QuinnCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Dewitt Truck Brokers, Inc. v. W. Ray Flemming Fruit Company and W. Ray FlemmingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Susan Rae Baker v. Stuart Broadcasting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Jon-T Chemicals, Inc., and Lewis M. Overton, Jr., Receiver for Jon-T Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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- Keffer v. H.K. Porter Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
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- Tietgen v. Brown's Westminster Motors, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1996
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