Legal Opinion
John Pierce v. F.R. Tripler & Co. And Hartmarx Specialty Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 28, 1992No. 210, Docket 91-7437PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Appellants F.R. Tripler & Co. (Tripler) and its parent corporation, Hartmarx Specialty Stores, Inc. (collectively “Hart-marx”), appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Knapp, J, 770 F.Supp. 118, in favor of plaintiff-appellee John Pierce. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for Pierce, finding that Hartmarx had willfully violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (ADEA). Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 626(b), the district judge doubled the back pay damage award. The…
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