Legal Opinion
Gormin v. Brown-Forman Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 15, 1992No. 91-3410PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATKINS, Senior District Judge:
Brown-Forman Corporation appeals from a district court order holding that all releases of claims under the Age Discrimination and Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-34, are invalid unless they are supervised by a court or by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. For the reasons that follow, we REVERSE the district court’s order and REMAND for a determination of whether the release in this case was made knowingly and voluntarily.
I. BACKGROUND
Brown-Forman Corporation (Brown-For-man) is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Kentucky.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cosmair, Inc., L'OreaL Hair Care DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Bormann v. AT&T Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Richard Runyan v. National Cash Register Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Coventry v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Griffin v. Kraft General Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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