Thomas C. Hopper v. Hallmark Cards, Inc., Thomas C. Hopper v. Hallmark Cards, Inc., Thomas C. Hopper v. Hallmark Cards, Inc.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Following his discharge from employment, Thomas Hopper brought suit against Hallmark Cards, Inc. (Hallmark) for age and handicap discrimination and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Before trial, the district court 1 granted Hallmark’s motion for summary judgment on the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim. At trial, it granted Hallmark’s motions for judgment as a matter of law on the discrimination claims. Hopper appeals alleging the district court erred when it: (1) applied an incorrect standard to Hallmark’s motion for judgment as a matter of…