Legal Opinion
Walter F. Biggins v. The Hazen Paper Company, Walter F. Biggins v. The Hazen Paper Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 1992No. 91-1591, 91-1614PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
After his employment was terminated at the Hazen Paper Company in June of 1986, Walter F. Biggins sued the company and the two individuals who owned and operated it, Robert Hazen and Thomas N. Hazen. In the district court Biggins obtained an amended judgment against the defendants in the amount of $1.78 million dollars. Both the defendants and the plaintiff appeal this judgment.
I. BACKGROUND
A. The Jury Verdict
The complaint alleged violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…
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3Cited by59 opinions
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