Legal Opinion

Gries v. Zimmer, Inc.

District Court, W.D. North Carolina

Decided July 23, 1990No. C-C-87-576-P, C-C-87-477-PPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

ROBERT D. POTTER, Chief Judge.

THESE MATTERS are before the Court on the parties’ post-trial motions. Both the Plaintiffs and the Defendant, Zimmer Inc. (hereafter “Zimmer”), exhaustively have briefed the issues raised by the various motions.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

After being terminated from their employment with Zimmer, the Plaintiffs separately filed these actions. The Plaintiffs alleged violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and breach of contract. See 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1988) (ADEA). The Court consolidated these two cases for…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Mikele S. CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF MIAMI, Jose Garcia-Pendrosa, Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  3. Wilbur L. LOVELACE, Appellant, v. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
  4. Roderick LA MONTAGNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN CONVENIENCE PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. YeattsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Riley v. Dow Corning Corp.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1991
  2. Econo Lodges of America, Inc. v. Norcross Econo-Lodge, Ltd.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1991
  3. Gries v. Zimmer, Inc.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1992
  4. Wayne R. Gries, Michael J. Moran v. Zimmer, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991

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