Legal Opinion

Stephen Fakete v. Aetna, Inc., D/B/A Aetna/us Healthcare

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 24, 2002No. 01-2494PublishedCited by 145 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

AMBRO, Circuit Judge.

We decide whether Stephen Fakete introduced sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment in his suit against Aet-na, Inc. (“Aetna”) under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). The District Court ruled that he did not, even though he presented evidence that the supervisor responsible for firing him wanted “younger” employees and warned him that, because of his age, he “wouldn’t be happy there in the future.” We hold that the Court erred in determining that Fakete failed to offer direct evidence of discrimination under Price Waterhouse v.…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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3Cited by145 opinions

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