Legal Opinion
Lightfoot v. Union Carbide Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 24, 1995No. 92 Civ. 6411 (HB)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
BAER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Richard Lightfoot commenced this action against his former employer, Union Carbide, and Union Carbide executives A.W. Lutz and W.E. Shackelford (collectively, the “defendants”) alleging, inter alia, wrongful termination based on age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (“ADEA”), and under the New York State Executive Law § 296 (McKinney 1993) (“NYSHRL”). After trial, the jury found in favor of Lightfoot and awarded him $750,000 in compensatory damages under the NYSHRL.
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