Legal Opinion
Stefan DIETTRICH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 16, 1999No. 97-2831PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*963DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
When Northwest Airlines reorganized its sales department in the summer of 1992, Stefan Diettrich, a 28-year veteran of the airline’s sales force, lost his job. Northwest claimed that it terminated Diettrich because he failed to demonstrate the kind of aggressiveness and drive the company needed to survive in the increasingly competitive market for air travel. Diettrich maintained the real reason was his age (53) and brought this suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 623 et seq. After a jury returned a verdict in Diett-rich’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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