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BARTON v. ZIMMER, INC.

No. 10-2212.

662 F.3d 448 (2011)

Bruce BARTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ZIMMER, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia Rockwell (argued), Attorney, Rockwell & Jansen, Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Steven L. Jackson (argued), Attorney, Baker & Daniels LLP, Fort Wayne, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Laurie A. McCann , Attorney, AARP Foundation Litigation, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae American Association of Retired Persons.

Rebecca M. Hamburg , Attorney, National Employment Lawyers Association, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae National Employment Lawyers Association.

Before EVANS, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Bruce Barton was employed in the sales-training department at Zimmer, Inc., an Indiana-based manufacturer of orthopedic devices. In May 2004 Zimmer assigned Andy Richardson to supervise the department. During the course of the next year, Richardson removed many of Barton's primary job duties because he thought Barton, age 57, was too old. Barton lodged an age-discrimination complaint with Richard Abel, Zimmer's Vice President of Human Resources...

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