Legal Opinion
Joyal v. Hasbro, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 19, 2004No. 03-2495PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
Robert Joyal, the plaintiff-appellant in this age discrimination case, had worked in Hasbro, Inc.’s games division for 31 years when he was fired on December 28, 2000. He was then 55 years old, and was replaced by a subordinate who was 37 years old. After exhausting administrative remedies, Joyal brought suit in state court against Hasbro, which removed the matter to federal court on diversity grounds.
Joyal’s complaint charged that Hasbro had illegally discriminated against Joyal by firing him on the basis of age, in violation of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 4(1B) (2002).…
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