Southworth v. Northern Trust Securities, Inc.
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Melody J. Stewart, Presiding Judge.
{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, John D. Southworth, appeals from a summary judgment rendered on his age-discrimination claim against his former employer, defendant-appellee, Northern Trust Securities, Inc. Northern Trust terminated Southworth, a 63-year-old portfolio manager, during a reduction in force (“rif’) resulting from the meltdown of financial markets at the end of 2008. Northern Trust claimed to have made the termination decision by means of objective ranking of the portfolio managers, but Southworth maintained that the ranking was a pretext for age…
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