Legal Opinion

Dunn v. Trustees of Boston University

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 30, 2014No. 13-2272PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAPLANTE, District Judge.

Michael Dunn appeals the entry of summary judgment against him on his claim that his former employer, Boston University (“BU”), discharged him because of his age in violation of the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 4.1B. The district court ruled that Dunn had failed to make out a prima facie case of age discrimination. Without ruling on the sufficiency of Dunn’s prima facie showing we affirm. Even assuming that Dunn made that prima facie showing, he failed to demonstrate a genuine issue of material fact as to whether BU’s stated…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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