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· 12/3/1999

Damon v. Fleming Supermarkets of Florida, Inc.

Citations

  • 196 F.3d 1354
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 31930
  • 77 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 46,350
  • 82 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 899
  • 1999 WL 1092113

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that employer’s comment about wanting “aggressive, young men” to be promoted was circumstantial evidence of age discrimination
  • holding that supervisor’s statement that he wanted “aggressive, young men” like himself to be promoted was “highly suggestive circumstantial evidence” ' of age distírimihation
  • holding that a long tenure supports the inference that an individual is qualified to hold his particular position
  • holding that a long tenure supports the inference that an individual is qualified to hold his particular position
  • holding that supervisor’s statement that he wanted “aggressive, young men” like himself to be promoted was “highly suggestive circumstantial evidence” of discriminatory animus
  • holding that direct evidence “must indicate that the complained-of employment decision was motivated by the decision- maker’s ageism”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Edmondson, Marcus, Alarcon

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