Legal Opinion
Frank E. WILHELM, Karl F. Gatlin and Harold L. Kogut, Appellees, v. BLUE BELL, INC., Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 18, 1985No. 84-1854PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs Frank Wilhelm, Karl Gatlin, and Harold Kogut brought this age disr crimination suit against their former employer, Blue Bell, Inc., under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. Plaintiffs Wilhelm and Gatlin alleged that Blue Bell had discharged them because of their ages and that their respective discharges were without just cause and in violation of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Plaintiff Kogut later intervened and alleged that Blue Bell had discharged him because of his age. The plaintiffs’…
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