· 8/1/1989
Josephine GAGNÉ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Citations
- 881 F.2d 309
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 11123
- 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 39,208
- 50 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 601
- 1989 WL 84324
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- isolated, ambiguous remark by supervisor insufficient to create material issue as to whether employer discriminated based on age
- solitary remark by plaintiffs supervisor that he “needed younger blood” was insufficient to preclude summary judgment for defendant in ADEA case
- “‘[i]solated and ambiguous comments “are too abstract, in addition to being irrelevant and prejudicial, to support a finding of age discrimination.”’”
- supervisor stated he “needed younger blood”
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Judges: Merritt, Krupansky, Hillman
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