Legal Opinion
Martin v. Lockheed Missiles & Space Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 11, 1994No. H011590PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.
Noreen Martin, a long-term employee of Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc., was laid off at age 65. She sued Lockheed, alleging sex and age discrimination under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) and the cognate provision of the California Constitution (Cal. Const., art. I, § 8). Lockheed’s motion for summary judgment was granted; Martin appeals from the ensuing judgment. We shall conclude that Lockheed sufficiently established a legitimate business purpose for its personnel decision which ultimately led to termination…
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