Legal Opinion
Robert J. Downes v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 2, 1994No. 93-3758PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from Downes’ suit against his former employer, Volkswagen of America (VW), alleging willful age discrimination and retaliation under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634. The district court denied VW’s motion for summary judgment, holding that, viewing the facts in a light most favorable to Downes, the intake questionnaire Downes filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) satisfied ADEA’s charge-filing requirement. 1 Subsequently, despite the fact that a jury determined that VW had not acted…
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