Legal Opinion
Santangelo v. New York Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 6, 2015No. 14-1912PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
The appellant was a life insurance agent with the New York Life Insurance Company for more than forty years before his termination. He now contends that he was an “employee” of New York Life and that in firing him New York Life engaged in age discrimination in violation of both state and federal law. He also argues that New York Life wrongfully refused to pay him a particular form of retirement compensation. The District Court granted summary judgment for New York Life on all of these claims, and we affirm.
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Peter Santangelo started as a life insurance agent with New York…
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