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Christoffersen v. Collins

U.S.
Jun 5, 1989
490 U.S. 1098 (1989)

Summary

affirming a summary judgment for the defendant-employer, stating that the plaintiff had not presented the court with a genuine issue of material fact as to whether "but for" his age he would not have been discharged

Summary of this case from Billet v. Cigna Corp.

Opinion

No. 88-1513.

June 5, 1989, October TERM, 1988.


C.A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 855 F. 2d 1437.


Summaries of

Christoffersen v. Collins

U.S.
Jun 5, 1989
490 U.S. 1098 (1989)

affirming a summary judgment for the defendant-employer, stating that the plaintiff had not presented the court with a genuine issue of material fact as to whether "but for" his age he would not have been discharged

Summary of this case from Billet v. Cigna Corp.

affirming district court's dismissal with prejudice, because "the bar of sovereign immunity is absolute: no other court has the power to hear the case, nor can the [plaintiffs] redraft their claims to avoid the exceptions to the FTCA"

Summary of this case from Martens v. Sjostrom

observing that a factual dispute is genuine only "if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party."

Summary of this case from Heffron v. Adamar of New Jersey, Inc.
Case details for

Christoffersen v. Collins

Case Details

Full title:CHRISTOFFERSEN ET AL. v. COLLINS, MAJOR GENERAL, WASHINGTON STATE AIR…

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jun 5, 1989

Citations

490 U.S. 1098 (1989)

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