Shirley S. Henson v. Liggett Group, Incorporated, D/B/A Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that in discrimination context, perceptions of non- decisionmakers are of low probative value
• requiring that applicant prove \she was qualified for a job\ as part of the ADEA prima facie case
• requiring that an applicant prove \she was qualified for a job\ as part of the ADEA prima facie case
• finding that “[a]s long as the employer does not violate the ADEA,” it is “important [to] giv[e] [the] employer the latitude and autonomy to make business decisions, including workplace reorganization”
• noting that company is not required to terminate younger employees to retain older ones
• explaining that “[a]n employer is entitled to summary judgment if the plaintiff fails to establish a prima facie case of discrimination or fails to raise a factual dispute regarding the employer’s proffered reasons for the alleged discriminatory act”

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