Legal Opinion

Frank MOLNAR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES OTIS ELEVATOR, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 6, 1994No. 94-1441PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Frank Molnar filed this suit against United Technologies Otis Elevator (“Otis”) for violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. A jury found that Otis violated the ADEA, awarded Molnar $75,000 in compensatory damages, and determined that Otis’ violation was willful, which resulted in a doubling of the damages award to $150,000. Otis now appeals, and we affirm.

Molnar worked as an elevator mechanic for Otis from 1985 to October 1989 in the area in and around South Bend, Indiana. Fred Stickovieh, Otis’ office manager in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. ThurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Hazen Paper Co. v. BigginsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. John C. Best, Gregory J. Bewick and Paul F. ConartyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991

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