United States Sixth Circuit

In an age discrimination action, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed in part, where evidence of age-related statements by Defendant-Employer's managers unrelated to Plaintiff's termination did not prejudice Defendant, but vacated in part, where the punitive damages award was unconstitutionally excessive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/12/2009
• Published 03/12/2009

Judges

• Before: COLE and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  MILLS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Thomas M. Peterson, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, San Francisco, California, for Appellant.  Erwin Chemerinsky, Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas M. Peterson, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, San Francisco, California, Michael L. Banks, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gregory V. Mersol, Thomas D. Warren, Baker & Hostetler, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  Erwin Chemerinsky, Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina, Christopher P. Thorman, Daniel P. Petrov, Peter S. Hardin-Levine, Thorman & Hardin-Levine, Cleveland, Ohio, Jonathan S. Massey, Bethesda, Maryland, Anthony Z. Roisman, National Legal Scholars Law Firm, Lyme, New Hampshire, for Appellee.