Legal Opinion
McDevitt v. Bill Good Builders, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 5, 2003PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
LaVECCHIA, J.
Plaintiff Bernard McDevitt brought this action against defendant Bill Good Builders, Inc. (“employer” or “defendant”), under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C.A. § 623a(l), alleging that his termination of employment at age sixty-nine was motivated by his age rather than by a legitimate reduction in force as the employer asserted. The Appellate Division, in an unreported opinion, affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing the complaint, and we granted plaintiffs petition for certification, 172…
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