Harry L. DILLMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., Defendant-Appellee

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• holding as a matter of law that equitable estoppel cannot apply where an employer’s settlement offers “were good faith attempts to ameliorate the effects of appellant’s termination.”
• finding that a party was not entitled to equitable tolling where he “simply did not present any evidence that he was unaware of his cause of action [and] was aware of his statutory rights”
• declining to find that plaintiff was entitled to equitable tolling where he “did not present any evidence that he was unaware of his cause of action … because of appellee’s misleading conduct”
• dismissing Title VII claim for failure to file complaint with EEOC
• summary judgment appropriate for claim which fails to present sufficient grounds for assertion of equitable estoppel
• employer must misrepresent the limitations period or lull the plaintiff into believing commencing litigation is not necessary

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