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Age Discrimination Cases

78 employment law court rulings from public federal records (1986–2025)

78
Total Rulings
18%
Plaintiff Win Rate

13 of 72 adjudicated opinions ended in a plaintiff win.

7th Circuit
Top Court

About Age Discrimination Claims

Age discrimination claims under the ADEA protect workers aged 40 and older from employment discrimination based on age. These cases often involve patterns of replacing older workers with younger employees, age-based comments in the workplace, or policies that disproportionately impact older workers. The ADEA applies to employers with 20 or more employees.

Case Outcomes

Defendant Win
42 (54%)
Plaintiff Win
13 (17%)
Mixed Result
11 (14%)
Dismissed
6 (8%)
Remanded
6 (8%)

Related Laws

Top Employers in Age Discrimination Cases

Employers most frequently appearing in age discrimination rulings.

Yale New Haven Hospital, Inc.
2 age discrimination rulings
United Airlines, Incorporated
1 age discrimination ruling
Mississippi State University
1 age discrimination ruling
MetroHealth System
1 age discrimination ruling
Bradford Special School District
1 age discrimination ruling

Court Rulings (78)

Palova v. United Airlines
5th CircuitDec 11, 2025Texas
Remanded
Chang
N.D. Miss.Jun 10, 2025Mississippi
Mixed Result
Tseng
Unknown CourtMay 8, 2025

Directed verdict; wage discrimination; Ohio's Equal Pay Act; R.C. 4111.17; age discrimination; disparate treatment; disparate impact; prima facie case; indirect evidence; R.C. 4112.02; de novo. Judgment affirmed. The trial court's grant of appellee's motion for directed verdict on appellant's wage-…

Defendant Win
THETFORD
W.D. Tenn.May 8, 2025Tennessee
Defendant Win
Bradford v. Armed Forces Benefit Association
D. Md.May 2, 2025Maryland
Defendant Win
Jackson v. Delta Air Lines Inc,.
N.D. Ga.Dec 30, 2024Georgia
Dismissed
Martinez
D. Ariz.Oct 25, 2024Arizona
Defendant Win
Lalley
W.D.N.Y.Oct 3, 2024New York
Defendant Win
FAIRCHILD
E.D. Pa.Sep 9, 2024Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
PENNINGTON
M.D. Ga.Mar 25, 2024Georgia
Defendant Win
U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. NOVO NORDISK, INC.
D.N.J.May 31, 2023New Jersey
Defendant Win
Upthagrove
M.D. Fla.Apr 17, 2023Florida
Remanded
Post
E.D. Cal.Mar 3, 2023California
Defendant Win
Dunbar
W.D. Ky.Mar 2, 2023Kentucky
Dismissed
Richards
M.D. Pa.Jan 24, 2023Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Conahan
S.D.N.Y.Nov 7, 2022New York
Mixed Result
Garner
D. Kan.Oct 7, 2022Kansas
Defendant Win
Garnett
N.D. OhioSep 8, 2022Ohio
Defendant Win
Carte
S.D. OhioAug 16, 2022Ohio
Defendant Win
Anderson
W.D.N.C.Jul 21, 2022North Carolina
Mixed Result
Kerwin
E.D. Mich.May 5, 2022Michigan
Defendant Win
Stuewe
D. Kan.Feb 1, 2022Kansas
Mixed Result
Cannada
E.D. Va.Nov 19, 2021Virginia
Mixed Result
Gist
E.D. Mo.Aug 9, 2021Missouri
Dismissed
Equal Employment Opportunity Comm v. Yale New Haven Hospital Inc.
D. Conn.Jun 30, 2021Connecticut
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Comm v. Yale New Haven Hospital Inc.
D. Conn.Jun 29, 2021Connecticut
Plaintiff Win
Reese
D. Kan.Jun 8, 2021Kansas
Dismissed
Cox
D. Colo.Mar 26, 2021Colorado
Plaintiff Win
Anderson
D. Kan.Feb 2, 2021Kansas
Defendant Win
Yelle
S.D.N.Y.Jan 29, 2021New York
Defendant Win
HSUEH
D.N.J.Sep 29, 2020New Jersey
Dismissed
David Ramirez v. XPO Freight Logistics, Inc.
C.D. Cal.Aug 20, 2020California
Remanded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. M1 5100 Corp.
S.D. Fla.Jul 2, 2020Florida
Mixed Result
Hillard
N.D. Ill.Jun 3, 2020Illinois
Defendant Win
Pierce
E.D. Tex.Mar 27, 2020Texas
Defendant Win
(PS) Charles v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management
E.D. Cal.Mar 19, 2020California
Dismissed
Tingle
S.D. Miss.Dec 4, 2019Mississippi
Defendant Win
Sanchez
D. Colo.Nov 4, 2019Colorado
Defendant Win
Lu Aku v. Chicago Teachers Union
7th CircuitMay 1, 2019
Defendant Win
Al-Qadaffi
2nd CircuitJan 27, 2016New York
Defendant Win
Catherine Willis v. Childrens Hospital of Pittsbur
3rd CircuitDec 22, 2015Pennsylvania
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tepro, Inc.
E.D. Tenn.Aug 14, 2014Tennessee
Mixed Result
Cruces
D. UtahJul 8, 2013Utah
Defendant Win
Stein
W.D.N.Y.Jan 19, 2011New York
Defendant Win
Betkowski
M.D. Ala.Mar 23, 2010Alabama
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Incorporated Village of Valley Stream
E.D.N.Y.Feb 7, 2008New York
Plaintiff Win
Ray
9th CircuitApr 9, 2007
Defendant Win
Maday
6th CircuitMar 28, 2007
Defendant Win
DeRoche
MASSJun 12, 2006
Mixed Result$258,890.4 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sidley Austin LLP
7th CircuitFeb 17, 2006Illinois
Plaintiff Win

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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of claim types is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.