Legal Opinion
William Jefferson v. Vickers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1996No. 95-4205PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, an employment discrimination plaintiff challenges the district court’s 1 evidentiary rulings in his section 1981 jury trial and asserts error by the district court in finding against him on his ERISA claims. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Vickers, Inc. employed William Jefferson, a black male, first as a Business Analyst and later as a Product Planning and Analysis Manager. J. Steven Whitworth was Jefferson’s supervisor for most of Jefferson’s employment. Vickers downsized in 1993; Jefferson was terminated as part of that reduction in force. Jefferson participated…
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