Legal Opinion
King v. General Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 1992No. Nos. 90-2583, 90-3038PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
In this appeal, we examine in detail trial procedures in two cases brought under the Age Discrimination and Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (ADEA). We conclude that the district court erred in its management of these cases and reverse and remand for a new trial pursuant to the provisions of Circuit Rule 36.
A. Background
These cases arise from a reduction in force undertaken by General Electric (G.E.) at its Bloomington, Illinois manufacturing plant between 1982 and 1985. G.E. laid-off, demoted or transferred two hundre.d *619salaried-exempt, i.e., management and…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Joseph P. Balistrieri and Angelina J. Hurdelbrink, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. O & G Spring and Wire Forms Specialty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Albert J. SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Council 31, American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio v. Sally WardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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