· 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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