Lucille Smith, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Great American Restaurants, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

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• requiring a “concise but clear explanation” by the court for any reduction
• “The notion that starting one’s own business cannot constitute comparable employment for mitigation purposes not only lacks support in the cases, but has a distinctly un-American ring.”
• jury could conclude plaintiffs effort to find comparable work would be fruitless because his supervisor testified he would tell prospective employers that plaintiff simply walked off the job without notice
• distinguishing Hansard on identical grounds
• distinguishing Hansard on identical grounds

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