Legal Opinion
Kruchowski v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 13, 2005No. 04-7118PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs filed an action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, against defendant, their former employer. Defendant terminated plaintiffs’ employment as part of a reduction in force (RIF). Each plaintiff signed an identical Release of Claims in order to obtain a severance package in exchange for his or her waiver of the right to assert an ADEA claim against defendant. The initial issue before the district court, and now on appeal, is whether the Release can be enforced. Plaintiffs contend that the Release is void as a matter of…
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- Massachusetts v. Bull HN Information Systems, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
- Butcher v. Gerber Products Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
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