EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
G-K-G, INCORPORATED, Bernard Gassin, Hattori Corporation of America, et al., Defendants-Appellees.
William BLUMENTHAL and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
G-K-G, INCORPORATED, Bernard Gassin, Hattori Corporation of America, et al., Defendants-Appellants.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 23, 1994.
Decided November 4, 1994.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Gail S. Coleman (argued), E.E.O.C., Office of General Counsel, Washington, DC, Jean P. Kamp, Mary B. Manzo, E.E.O.C., Chicago, IL, for E.E.O.C.
Philip C. Stahl (argued), Lynn H. Murray, Nancy H. Wilder, Susan L. Goldfine, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for G-K-G, Inc., Bernard Gassin, Hattori Corp. of America, in Nos. 93-2275, 93-2386.
Philip C. Stahl, Lynn H. Murray, Nancy H. Wilder, Susan L. Goldfine, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Seiko Time Corp., Seiko Corp. of America, in No. 93-2275.
Mark L. Shapiro (argued), Robert S. Letchinger, Rudnick & Wolfe, Chicago, IL, for William Blumenthal, in No. 93-2386.
Jay G. Swardenski, Matkov, Salzman, Madoff & Gunn, Philip C. Stahl, Lynn H. Murray, Nancy H. Wilder, Susan L. Goldfine, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Seiko Time Corp., Seiko Corp. of America, in No. 93-2386.
Mark L. Shapiro (argued), Bruce C. Nelson, Rudnick & Wolfe, Chicago, IL, for William Blumenthal, in No. 93-3776.
Philip C. Stahl (argued), Lynn H. Murray, Carolyn F. McNiven, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for G-K-G, Inc., Bernard Gassin, Hattori Corp. of America, in No. 93-3776.
Jay G. Swardenski, Matkov, Salzman, Madoff & Gunn, Philip C. Stahl, Lynn H. Murray, Carolyn F. McNiven, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Seiko Time Corp., in No. 93-3776.
Jay G. Swardenski, Bret A. Rappaport, Schwartz, Cooper, Greenberger & Krauss, Philip C. Stahl, Lynn H. Murray, Carolyn F. McNiven, Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Seiko Corp. of America in No. 93-3776.
Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and KANNE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
POSNER, Chief Judge.
William Blumenthal was employed as a salesman by G-K-G, Inc., a wholesale distributor of Seiko watches. Fired one month before turning 70, he brought suit against G-K-G under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. While the suit was pending, G-K-G sold all its assets to Seiko, which was added as a defendant; and, before trial, the district judge ruled that Seiko was, as a matter of law, G-K-G's successor...
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