Legal Opinion
Jose MEDINA-MUNOZ, Etc., Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 15, 1990No. 18-1759PublishedCited by 1,826 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In May 1986, plaintiff-appellant Jose Medina Munoz (Medina) 1 was cashiered by his employer, defendant-appellee R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR). Alleging that he had been forsaken because of his age, Medina sued. This appeal follows the entry of judgment below in RJR’s favor.
I. BACKGROUND
Medina was hired by appellee in 1980 as an executive. He was then 47 years old. He later became a regional sales manager, supervising district managers working out of RJR’s Puerto Rico branch as well as the sales representatives who reported to them. At times, his responsibilities…
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