WARD v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.

No. 06-2256.

509 F.3d 457 (2007)

Harold WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 5, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Alston Newcomb, argued, Little Rock, AR, for Appellant.

Missy M. Duke, argued, Little Rock, AR, Carolyn Whiterspoon Little Rock, AR, Nicole Marie Walthour, Memphis, TN, on the brief, for Appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Harold D. Ward sued his former employer, International Paper Co. (IP), for age discrimination. The district court1 granted summary judgment to IP because Ward failed to produce evidence that age was a factor in his termination. Ward appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

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In 1986, Ward began working at the Conway, Arkansas facility, when it was owned by another...

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