Legal Opinion
Frederick PFEIFFER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ESSEX WIRE CORP., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 1982No. 81-1266PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This interlocutory appeal, certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), arises under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-34 (1976 & Supp. II 1978) (ADEA or Act). Following a trial below, the jury awarded the plaintiff actual and compensatory damages of $32,259.56, and punitive damages of $150,000.00. The trial court then determined that it had erred in allowing evidence and giving instructions on the damages issue, and granted the defendant’s motion for a new trial. The court then certified the following questions to this court:
A. Whether compensatory…
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