Legal Opinion
Berry v. General Electric Co.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided June 28, 1982No. C 79-0541-L(B)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BALLANTINE, District Judge.
The sole issue for determination on defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment in this diversity case is whether compensatory damages for psychological distress, humiliation, pain and suffering may be recovered in an action brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), Title 29 U.S.C. Section 621 et seq. and the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, KRS 344.010 et seq.
The four Circuit Courts of Appeals which have decided this issue have held that compensatory damages are not awardable under the ADEA. Slatin v. Stanford Research…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Henry Carl DEAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Kentucky Commission on Human Rights v. FraserKentucky Supreme Court · 1981
- Miguel VAZQUEZ Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Harry L. SLATIN, Appellee, v. STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Eddie Mitchell, III v. Seaboard System RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Shirley v. Brown and Williamson Tobacco Co.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1984
- Timmons v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1999
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