Legal Opinion
Kenneth R. THORNLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PENTON PUBLISHING, INC., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 7, 1997No. 1670, Docket 96-7033PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVAL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Kenneth R. Thomley brought this action against his former employer, Penton Publishing Co., alleging that it discharged him in willful violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq. (ADEA). The jury found for plaintiff and awarded damages of $525,000, to be doubled because of willfulness. Penton appeals on numerous grounds, including the court’s charge defining the plaintiff’s burden, the sufficiency of the evidence, a variety of evi-dentiary- rulings, misconduct of plaintiffs counsel, and errors in the calculation of damages. We…
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