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· 3/21/1988

Howard YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 840 F.2d 825
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 3471
  • 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 37,912
  • 46 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 534
  • 1988 WL 17070

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  • holding that conclusory allegations, without more, are insufficient to raise an inference of pretext
  • comment that the plaintiff “moved in slow motion” at most referred to a characteristic sometimes associated with age
  • no proof of pretext where age discrimination plaintiff failed to submit proof that low sales figures relied upon by defendant were wrong
  • “[c]onclusory allegations of discrimination without more, are not sufficient to raise an inference of pretext of intentional discrimination where [employer] has offered...extensive evidence of legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons for its actions[]”

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Judges: Hill, Johnson, Tuttle

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