Ralph C. SHAGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UPJOHN COMPANY and Asgrow Seed Company, Defendants-Appellees

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• holding that company decisionmaker that acts as “the conduit of [a lower-level supervisor’s] prejudice — his cat’s paw” — is liable under Title VII
• concluding that Title VII plaintiff could defeat summary judgment under direct method with ambiguous, potentially discriminatory comments made by supervisor
• holding that “words in praise of youth- [do not- necessarily] expose an employer to a trial under age discrimination.”
• holding that comments including “These older people don’t much like or much care for us baby boomers, but there isn’t much they can do about it,” constituted direct evidence at the summary judgment phase
• noting that the supervisor did not fire plaintiff; rather, the Career Path Committee did, but the employer was still liable because the committee functioned as the supervisor's \cat'spaw\
• noting that the supervisor did not fire plaintiff; rather, the Career Path Committee did, but the employer was still liable because the committee functioned as the supervisor’s “cat’s-paw”

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