Legal Opinion
John O. ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1996No. 94-5608PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff John 0. Adams, a white male approximately fifty-five years of age, brought an Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) claim and a reverse discrimination claim based on race against Philip Morris, Inc. (“PM”), his former employer. He alleges that PM failed to consider adequately his application for reemployment after having entered into a termination agreement providing for special severance pay. The district court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment based on a broad, general release signed by Adams at the time of his separation from…
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