Legal Opinion
Ramírez Rodríguez v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 7, 2005No. 04-2584PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Bolívar Ramírez Rodriguez (Ramirez) filed an age discrimination claim against his former employer, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI), pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and Puerto Rico law. The district court granted summary judgment for BIPI on the ground that Ramirez had not established a prima facie case of discrimination. Alternatively, even if he had made such a case, the district court ruled that he had not presented sufficient evidence for a jury to find that BIPI’s proffered…
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