Legal Opinion
Abenante v. Fulflex, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 1, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-0456BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge.
The fifty-four Plaintiffs in this action seek damages approximating $1,300,000 from their former employer, Fulflex, Inc., the Defendant, contending that they were discriminated against on the basis of their age. The Defendant Fulflex, Inc. until March 1, 1986 manufactured elastic which was used to make golf balls in Bristol, Rhode Island. On that date Fulflex ceased doing business and practically all of its employees at the Bristol plant were terminated at or before that date. The termination precipitated this litigation.
Beginning in 1961 Fulflex…
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