JOYAL v. HASBRO, INC.

No. 03-2495.

380 F.3d 14 (2004)

Robert P. JOYAL, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. HASBRO, INC., d/b/a Hasbro Games, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 17, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tani E. Sapirstein with whom Sapirstein & Sapirstein was on brief for appellant.

Neil Jacobs with whom Jessica A. Foster and Hale and Dorr LLP were on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LIPEZ and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.


BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

Robert Joyal, the plaintiff-appellant in this age discrimination case, had worked in Hasbro, Inc.'s games division for 31 years when he was fired on December 28, 2000. He was then 55 years old, and was replaced by a subordinate who was 37 years old. After exhausting administrative remedies, Joyal brought suit in state court against Hasbro, which removed the matter to federal court on diversity grounds.

Joyal's complaint charged that Hasbro...

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