Massachusetts Appeals Court· 4/28/1999

Wooster v. Abdow Corp.

Citations

46 Mass. App. Ct. 665
709 N.E.2d 71
1999 Mass. App. LEXIS 505

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stating that “smoking gun evidence ... is not required” and that the “plaintiffs ultimate burden of persuasion may be satisfied ... [by] circumstantial evidence” (quotation marks and citation omitted)
noting application of a certain criterion to employees not within protected category as relevant to determination of pretext
affirming summary judgment for defendant on age discrimination claim where \there [were] no remarks concerning age and no apparent connection between the evaluations and the plaintiff's age\
affirming summary judgment for defendant on age discrimination claim where “there [were] no remarks concerning age and no apparent connection between the evaluations and the plaintiff’s age”
reversing Superior Court award of summary judgment to employer and finding isolated employer’s remark regarding cutting costs coupled with conflicting reports of plaintiffs work performance 7 sufficient to raise genuine issue of material fact as to discriminatory pretext
favorable evaluations of plaintiff and letter of reference did not demonstrate that discharge due to poor performance was a pretext

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Judges: Beck

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