Legal Opinion
Peter D. Coburn v. Pan American World Airways, Inc
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 1983No. 82-1543PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Senior District Judge RAY McNICHOLS.
RAY McNICHOLS,
Senior District Judge:
Peter Coburn appeals the district court’s entry of judgment non obstante veredicto (j.n.o.v.) in favor of his employer, Pan Am, in Coburn’s action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (the ADEA). Coburn contends the order is improper because he made out a prima facie case of age discrimination and the company’s purported reason for firing him was a pretext for age discrimination. He protests that the trial court invaded the province of the jury by weighing…
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