Legal Opinion
Robert E. Erickson v. Farmland Industries, Inc., a Missouri Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 14, 2001No. 00-2716PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Robert E. Erickson appeals from the entry of summary judgment against him on his age discrimination suit against Farmland Industries, Inc. In February 1998, at the age of 49, Erickson was demoted from his managerial position to a sales job. Erickson argues that he presented sufficient direct evidence of discrimination to place the burden on Farmland to prove that it would have demoted him for legitimate reasons. He also contends that even if he has the burden of proving the demotion was discriminatory, he has carried that burden by showing the reasons Farmland…
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