Cassino v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
817 F.2d 1338 (9th Cir. 1987)
Relevant factsFree
Cassino (plaintiff) won an ADEA age-discrimination verdict against Reichhold (defendant), and the jury awarded $81,000 in back pay plus $150,000 in front pay covering the period from trial through his estimated retirement date, without being instructed to account for Cassino's duty to mitigate that award through reasonable efforts to find other employment; Reichhold appealed the front-pay award.
IssueFree
Whether a plaintiff's duty to mitigate damages is a relevant factor in calculating a front-pay award for employment discrimination.