Richardson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

OPINION

MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

Following a safety-hazard incident, defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., terminated plaintiff Reva Richardson’s employment at Wal-Mart’s Lansing, Michigan, store. At the time she was fired, Richardson was 62 years old. She sued Wal-Mart in Michigan-state court, alleging age.discrimination in violation of Michigan’s EllioWLarsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA), Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 37.2101-2804. After Wal-Mart removed the case to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction, the district court granted Wal-Mart’s motion for summary judgment, finding that…