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· 10/6/1980

Watson v. Collex, Inc.

Citations

  • 449 U.S. 828
  • 101 S. Ct. 92

How courts have described this case

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  • ruling that “counsel must seek and obtain an advance ruling from the [c]ourt on the permissibility of arguing for an adverse inference to be drawn from the absence of witnesses”
  • finding no coercion where there was no evidence that the defendant never required the plaintiff to choose between accepting large automobiles and facing a cutoff of small automobiles
  • no interest on Age Discrimination in Employment Act award because Congress has compensated for delay via award of statutory double recovery of back wages
  • reinstatement of ADEA plaintiff upheld where there had been no showing that plaintiff was unqualified for the job or that he was incompatible with defendants
  • liquidated damages award precludes prejudgment interest award
  • liquidated damages award precludes prejudgment interest award

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