Legal Opinion
John C. Norton v. Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Corp., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 29, 1998No. Docket 97-7928PublishedCited by 909 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALBRESI, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff John C. Norton sued Sam’s Club, claiming that he had been fired because of his age in violation of the New York Human Rights Law (“NYHRL”), N.Y. Exec. Law § 296 et seq. (McKinney 1993 & Supp.1997), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. The case went to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of Norton and awarded him $30,000 in back pay. The court (Michael J. Telesca, Judge) thereupon granted him an additional $25,000 in front pay as well as attorney’s fees and court costs of $12,355.02. Sam’s Club appeals, arguing…
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