Legal Opinion
Koster v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 21, 1999No. 98-1757PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Trans World Airlines furloughed forty-seven year old Richard Koster as part of a 1994 work force reduction. Koster brought suit, invoking diversity jurisdiction, and a jury determined that TWA had engaged in illegal age discrimination under Massachusetts law, and awarded Koster $1,000,000 in damages. The district court doubled the damages pursuant to a Massachusetts statute and awarded prejudgment interest and attorneys’ fees. TWA argues the district court erred in these latter rulings and (1) by denying its motion for a directed verdict and for judgment…
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