Legal Opinion
Byrnes v. LCI Communication Holdings Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1996No. 95-1222PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStratton, J.
The issues presented for review involve the sufficiency of evidence that LCI terminated plaintiffs-appellees on the basis of their age in violation of R.C. 4112.02(N), and the propriety of the damages awarded by the jury. Plaintiffs-appellees contend that evidence of discriminatory remarks demonstrated that a pervasive, discriminatory animus existed at LCI, in particular with Lawrence McLernon, and was sufficient to support a finding of age discrimination. Because we determine that the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict, we reverse the court of appeals.
R.C. 4112.02 makes it…
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