Osborne v. AK Steel/Armco Steel Co.

{¶ 1} On November 30, 1995, plaintiffs-appellants, Suzanne M. Osborne, Norman P. Griffin, and Thomas Downs (collectively “Osborne”), were discharged from their employment with defendant-appellee, AK Steel/Armco Steel Company (“AK Steel”). Osborne filed suit in federal district court on May 28, 1996, alleging pension discrimination in violation of federal law and age discrimination in violation of state law. On December 2, 1998, the federal court granted AK Steel’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed Osborne’s pension discrimination claim with prejudice. In the same order, the federal…