Western Air Lines, Inc. v. Criswell

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• holding that the defendant airline failed to prove that its mandatory age-60 retirement policy for flight engineers fell within the BFOQ exception
• noting that it is improper to give all expert opinions equal weight because this eliminates the function of the jury in evaluating conflicting testimony
• explaining that jurors may attach \little weight\ to expert testimony they find \unpersuasive\
• adopting test set forth in Usery v. Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc., 531 F.2d 224, 227 (5th Cir.1976)
• noting the Labor Department's findings that \the process of psychological and physiological degeneration caused by aging varies with each individual\
• noting the Labor Department’s findings that “the process of psychological and physiological degeneration caused by aging varies with each individual”

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