Legal Opinion

Robert Goldman v. First National Bank of Boston

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 12, 1993No. 92-1773PublishedCited by 402 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

The First National Bank of Boston terminated the employment of appellant Robert Goldman pursuant to a reduction in force in 1989. Goldman sued the Bank, asserting, inter alia, age discrimination in violation of 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (“ADEA”) and Mass.Gen.L. ch. 151B, and breach of a lifetime employment contract. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Bank. We affirm.

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BACKGROUND

In 1957 the Bank hired Robert Goldman as a clerk in its Settlement Department. Goldman recalls that Lee Beaulieu, the personnel officer who interviewed him for the job, told him at…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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  4. First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Samuel Mesnick v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by402 opinions

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  2. Patrick J. O'COnnOr v. Robert W. SteevesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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  4. Smith v. F.W. Morse Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
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