Legal Opinion
Solomon Sims, Jr. v. MVM, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 2013No. 11-14481PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This is an Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”) case. See 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seg. Solomon Sims, Jr., claims that his former employer, MVM, Inc., discriminated against him on account of his age when it terminated his employment. MVM defended its decision by denying that Sims’ age, 71, was the reason for his discharge; rather, he was separated due to a reduction in force (“RIF”).
Following discovery, the district court granted MVM summary judgment, concluding that no reasonable fact finder could find that MVM’s decision was “but-for” his age, i.e., that…
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