Solomon Sims, Jr. v. MVM, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that McDonnell Douglas framework continued to apply in age discrimination cases even after Gross
• holding that “the weak or non- existent inference of age bias urged by [plaintiff] simply cannot carry [plaintiff’s] burden”
• concluding that budget constraints are a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for the elimination of two positions, and thus the termination of a plaintiff
• holding that “the weak or non- existent inference of age bias urged by [plaintiff] simply cannot carry [plaintiff’s] burden”
• holding that the ADEA required a cat’s paw plaintiff to demonstrate but-for causation
• Holding that because “an ADEA Plaintiff must prove ‘but-for’ causation – not proximate causation,” Plaintiff must prove that the supervisor’s “animus was a ‘but-for’ cause of or a determinative influence on” the ultimate decision”

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