Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1978No. 76-3672PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of Labor sued Westinghouse Electric Corporation under 29 U.S.C. 626(b), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, seeking injunctive relief against the defendant Westinghouse and the reinstatement of a former employee of Westinghouse, Sam Eldon. Defendants moved for summary judgment because Eldon’s complaint had been filed more than two *590years after his termination and it failed to allege a willful violation of the act.1
The district court held that Sam Eldon, who had worked for Westinghouse from 1948 to 1973, was terminated for reasons other than age: It…
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