Legal Opinion
Eugene Pierce v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., D/B/A Santa Fe Railroad Co., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 30, 1995No. 94-3057 and 94-3093PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Santa Fe Railroad (“Santa Fe”) appeals from a jury verdict against it on Eugene Pierce’s allegation of age discrimination. Santa Fe asserts that Pierce signed a release barring this recovery, that it did not discriminate against him, let alone willfully, and that the court erred in calculating Pierce’s front pay award. In his cross-appeal, Pierce maintains that if we vacate the age discrimination verdict, we should remand for reconsideration of his race discrimination claim. We remand for further consideration the issue of whether Pierce executed the release knowingly and…
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