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· 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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