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REEVES v. SANDERSON PLUMBING PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 99-536.

530 U.S. 133 (2000)

REEVES v. SANDERSON PLUMBING PRODUCTS, INC.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided June 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Waide argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were David A. Chandler, Victor I. Fleitas, Eric Schnapper, and Alan B. Morrison.

Patricia A. Millett argued the cause for the United States et al. as amici curiae urging reversal. On the brief were Solicitor General Waxman, Deputy Solicitor General Underwood, Matthew D. Roberts, C. Gregory Stewart, and Philip B. Sklover.

Taylor B. Smith argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Berkley N. Huskison.*

O'Connor, J.,delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. Ginsburg, J., filed a concurring opinion, p. 154.

Justice O'Connor, delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns the kind and amount of evidence necessary to sustain a jury's verdict that an employer unlawfully discriminated on the basis of age. Specifically, we must resolve whether a defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law when the plaintiff's case consists exclusively of a prima facie case of discrimination and sufficient evidence for the trier of...

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