Legal Opinion
Dorothy E. Dreyer and Naomi D. Strayer v. Arco Chemical Company, a Division of Atlantic Richfield Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 22, 1986No. 85-3476PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
ARCO Chemical Co. challenges a jury’s decision that it violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-84 (ADEA), when it terminated the employment of two long-term employees, plaintiffs Naomi Strayer and Dorothy Dreyer. It further contends that there was no evidence to support the jury’s finding that its conduct as to Dreyer constituted a “willful” violation of the ADEA, entitling her to double damages.
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During a corporate reorganization in 1981 and 1982, ARCO consolidated the subunits of one of its divisions, and as a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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- Massarsky v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Black, Elwood W., Sr. And Black, Joyce v. Stephens, Wayne and City of Allentown and Gable, CarsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by102 opinions
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- John D. Starceski, at No. 94-3208 v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, at No. 94-3182Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Jaime Blum, Brij Kapur and James C. Spitsbergen, in 86-5349 v. Witco Chemical Corporation, in 86-5310Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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