Legal Opinion
John GIANNOPOULOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRACH & BROCK CONFECTIONS, INC., an Illinois Corporation, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 1997No. 96-2230PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
John Giannopoulos lost his job with E.J. Brach Corporation 1 after Brach determined that he had punched another employee. Giannopoulos denies having thrown a punch, and he brought suit contending that Brach actually discharged him because of his age, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Brach, finding that Giannopoulos had failed to identify evidence raising a question of fact as to the honesty of Brach’s belief that Giannopoulos had punched his co-worker.…
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