United States Fourth Circuit

In ADEA case, a statement by decisionmaker's superior that he believed decisionmaker used one standard in deciding who to lay off is not sufficient to establish pretextual termination, where decisionmaker stated he did not use that standard.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2000
• Decided 12/01/2000
• Published 12/01/2000

Judges

• Before MICHAEL, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Thomas Edward Ullrich, Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, P.L.C., Harrisonburg, VA, for Appellant. Frank Kenneth Friedman, Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, P.L.C., Roanoke, VA, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas A. Leggette, Woods, Rogers & Hazlegrove, P.L.C., Roanoke, VA, for Appellee.