Legal Opinion
George Widmar v. Sun Chemical Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 19, 2014No. 13-2313PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
George Widmar worked for Ryco-line Products, Inc. (which was acquired later by Sun Chemical Corporation) as a Plant Manager for sixteen years. Sun Chemical’s National Manufacturing Manager, Keith Roberts, terminated Widmar’s employment on November 18, 2009, claiming that the company was unsatisfied with Widmar’s performance. Widmar alleges that Sun Chemical unlawfully terminated him because of his age, and then defamed him by speaking ill of his work performance to others. The district court granted Sun Chemical’s motion for summary judgment and we affirm.
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