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Doubt not enough to avoid summary judgment

Doubt not enough to avoid summary judgment

Doubt not enough to avoid summary judgment

An argument that a jury could disbelieve uncontradicted testimony offered by an opposing party is not sufficient to raise a genuine issue of material fact and avoid summary judgment, a federal District Court in Pennsylvania has held. The party opposing the judgment must present evidence or point to circumstances in the record that might cause a reasonable jury to doubt the testimony. The issue arose in an age discrimination claim brought by an administrator of a nonprofit home health care and hospice agency who was terminated after the agency came under the management of a for-profit corporation. She claimed age discrimination based on the fact that she, at age 55, was replaced by a person...

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