Beauchamp v. Compuserve, Inc.

Bowman, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Joseph Beauchamp was employed by defendant-appellee, CompuServe, Inc., from 1977 until his employment was terminated in June 1995. Appellant filed a complaint alleging wrongful termination, employment age discrimination, and employment handicap discrimination. Appellant alleged that appellee took four adverse employment actions against him because he suffered from depression and because he was more than forty years old.

Appellee filed a motion for summary judgment alleging that it had a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for discharging appellant. The motion…