Legal Opinion
Martino v. MCI Communications Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 28, 2009No. 08-2405PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Guy Martino appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to his former employer, MCI Communications Services, Inc., and then, following a merger, Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. (Unless specificity is needed, we’ll refer to both as the “company.”) Martino alleges that the company selected him for termination during a nationwide reduction in force (RIF) because he was nearing his 56th birthday. The district court decided that no reasonable jury could reach that conclusion. Martino appeals and we re view the district court’s decision de novo, starting…
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