United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendant on ADEA claim and jury award for plaintiff on wrongful termination claim are affirmed. The employer's stated, non-discriminatory ground for deciding not to rehire plaintiff was not shown to be pretextual; an employee may bring a common law wrongful discharge suit premised on a violation of Iowa's public policy as declared in Iowa Code sections 88.1 and 88.9(3).

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/13/2004
• Published 04/13/2004

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, HEANEY, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael Noyes, argued, Davenport, IA (Catherine E. Hult, Davenport, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dorothy A. O'Brien, argued, Davenport, IA (Marlita A. Greve, Davenport, IA, on the brief), for appellee.