Legal Opinion
Dennis v. O'Day v. McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company, a Foreign Corporation, (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1996No. 92-15625, 92-16512PublishedCited by 135 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge KOZINSKI; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FLETCHER.
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
We consider whether an employer found to have violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., can avoid all liability for its discrimination by proving with “after-acquired evidence” that the plaintiff could have been discharged for a legitimate reason.
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On June 8,1990, Dennis O’Day was denied a promotion to the position of Lead Engineer at the McDonnell Douglas Plelicopter Company’s plant in Mesa, Arizona. One month later, he was laid off as part of a…
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