Legal Opinion

McKelvy v. Metal Container Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 7, 1988No. 87-3525PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue on this appeal involves the interpretation of the statute of limitations in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. Because the district court properly found that the plaintiff’s claim was not time-barred, we affirm as to that issue. However, because the district court used an improper interest rate in figuring the prejudgment interest, we vacate and remand as to that issue.1

*450I. FACTS

Defendant Metal Container Corporation (“Metal Container”) fired plaintiff Lynn McKelvy from his job as a shift superintendent at Metal…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Mohasco Corp. v. SilverSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Love v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Oscar Mayer & Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commercial Office Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Arthur N. ARONSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CROWN ZELLERBACH, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hacienda HotelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  2. Weaver v. Casa Gallardo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Janice GRIFFIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. George v. GTE Directories Corp.District Court, M.D. Florida · 2000
  5. Rice v. Sunrise Express, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 2002

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