Seever v. Copley Press, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS, J.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff/appellant, Michael C. Seever (Seever), appeals from an adverse judgment following a jury trial and from postjudgment orders awarding costs of suit to defendant/respondent, Copley Press, Inc. (Copley). 1 Seever contended at trial that Copley’s termination of his 18-year employment was motivated by age (50 years) and disability (shoulder injury) discrimination and further Copley failed to provide a reasonable accommodation. Copley defended on the basis that Seever’s termination, with 17 other people, was dictated by business necessity because the Daily…
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