Legal Opinion
Eugene Pierce v. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., D/B/A Santa Fe Railroad Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 1997No. 96-2403PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Twice a jury has concluded that a release signed by Eugene Pierce in favor of his former employer, Santa Fe Railroad Co. (“Santa Fe”), did not constitute a knowing and voluntary waiver of his rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634. On review of the first such conclusion, this court acknowledged that ADEA rights could be relinquished through a knowing and voluntary waiver and held that whether a waiver was knowing and voluntary should be determined by looking to the totality of the circumstances surrounding the waiver. 65 F.3d…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- K.M.C. Co., Inc. v. Irving Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Louis E. FULGENCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J. RAY McDERMOTT & CO., Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Eugene Pierce v. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., D/B/A Santa Fe Railroad Co., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. H. Walter Hendrix, III and Jean K. HendrixCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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