Legal Opinion
Sam T. Coston v. Plitt Theatres, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1987No. 86-2109, 86-2137 and 86-2144PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Sam T. Coston was discharged from his position as Operations Manager of Plitt Theatres, Inc. (“Plitt”), and brought an action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). After a trial the jury found that Plitt had willfully violated the ADEA, and the district judge awarded liquidated damages, backpay, and attorney’s fees. He denied reinstatement and front pay. Plitt appeals the sufficiency of the evidence for the verdict that it had violated the ADEA, the determination that its violation was willful, the method the district court used for…
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