Legal Opinion
Maryanne RENZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GREY ADVERTISING, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 2, 1997No. 1244, Docket 96-7775PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal primarily presents the question of whether, in an age discrimination case, a charge instructing the jury that the plaintiff bears the burden of proving that her age was the “real reason” for her discharge was erroneous. The issue arises on an appeal by plaintiff Maryanne Renz from the May 29,1996, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles M. Metzner, Judge), dismissing Renz’s employment discrimination complaint following a jury verdict in favor of defendant Grey Advertising, Inc. (“Grey”). Although we conclude that…
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