Legal Opinion
Tuttle v. Missouri Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1999No. 98-1686PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns Robin Tuttle’s claim that his former employer, the Missouri Department of Agriculture (Department), discriminated against him on the basis of his age, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 623 (1994), and Tuttle’s claim that two of his former supervisors, Charles Ausfhal and John Saunders, violated his right to free speech by terminating him for. speaking out on matters of public concern, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1994). Following a jury verdict in Tuttle’s favor on both claims, 1 the district…
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