Legal Opinion
Burger v. McGilley Memorial Chapels, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1988No. 87-1160PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Gerald A. Burger, age 57, brought suit against his former employer, McGilley Memorial Chapels, seeking compensation and liquidated damages for age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 623, 626(d)(1), 630(b) and 631 (1982). (ADEA) He also brought a state pendent claim for slander. Before his discharge Burger had *1047worked as an embalmer for twenty-three and one-half years with the defendant. A jury returned a verdict against him on the ADEA claim but awarded $1.00 in nominal damages and $85,000 in punitive damages on the slander…
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