H. Ron STEPHENS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. the C.I.T. GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC., Defendant-Appellant

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

In this age discrimination case, the district court entered judgment on the jury’s verdict awarding the plaintiff-appellee, Ron Stephens, $135,500 in damages, and the district court awarded Stephens an equal amount in liquidated damages pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). The defendant-appellant, CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. (CIT), appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n.o.v.) and motion for new trial.

I. Background

Stephens began working for CIT as a senior credit analyst in April 1975 at an annual…