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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

Equal Pay Act(1)

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)

United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP.
N.D. Ill.Dec 20, 2005Illinois
Plaintiff Win
Adams
6th CircuitOct 25, 2005
Defendant Win
West
6th CircuitMar 15, 2005
Remanded
Gronowicz
N.D.N.Y.Mar 9, 2005New York
Defendant Win
Epter
E.D.N.Y.Aug 22, 2002New York
Plaintiff Win
Adams
D.P.R.Mar 12, 2002Puerto Rico
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Gibson School Corporation
7th CircuitSep 11, 2001
Defendant Win
Kadas, Richard M. v. MCI Systemhouse
7th CircuitJun 19, 2001
Defendant Win
Ruiz
Fla. Dist. Ct. App.Apr 12, 2001
Plaintiff Win$247,878.08 awarded
Wayne Hein v. All America Plywood Company, Incorporated Kurt Adam Ludwinski, Jointly and Severally
6th CircuitNov 14, 2000Michigan
Defendant Win
Adams
4th CircuitAug 24, 2000
Defendant Win
Blanke
W.D.N.Y.Feb 5, 1999New York
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Knox School Corporation and Board of School Trustees for the North Knox School Corporation
7th CircuitNov 23, 1998Indiana
Defendant Win
Schwed
N.D.N.Y.Jan 22, 1998New York
Defendant Win
Wado
W.D.N.Y.Jan 16, 1998New York
Defendant Win
EEOC v. Tire Kingdom, Inc.
11th CircuitApr 12, 1996
Defendant Win
Arthur H. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CIGNA FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC., Et Al., Defendants-Appellants
5th CircuitJun 19, 1995
Remanded
Brocklehurst
E.D. Mich.Oct 26, 1994Michigan
Plaintiff Win$1,527,100 awarded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Watergate at Landmark Condominium
4th CircuitMay 24, 1994
Plaintiff Win
Dane
E.D. Mo.Apr 15, 1994Missouri
Defendant Win
Jennings
E.D. Mo.Apr 15, 1994Missouri
Plaintiff Win
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN & EFIRD MILLS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
4th CircuitApr 27, 1992
Remanded
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Foothills Title Guaranty Company
10th CircuitMar 2, 1992
Defendant Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
3rd CircuitApr 19, 1991New Jersey
Defendant Win
EEOC v. Ritenour School Dist.
E.D. Mo.May 31, 1988Missouri
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. West Virginia Civil Service Commission
S.D. W. Va.Nov 20, 1987West Virginia
Mixed Result
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United States Steel Corp.
W.D. Pa.Oct 1, 1987Pennsylvania
Plaintiff Win
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
M.D. Tenn.Mar 7, 1986Tennessee
Mixed Result

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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.