Edward R. Becker
Circuit: 3rd
Appointed: Reagan (1981)
Financial Holding: Hercules, Inc.
Reported buying on Feb. 10, 1997; no sale reported
Value listed as J ($1,000 to $15,000)
Case: Finch v. Hercules, Inc.
124 F. 3d 186
Nos. 96-7715 & 96-7716
Jul. 21, 1997 Argued
Jul. 25, 1997 Decided
Holding: Mixed, denying both
parties' appeals, but generally in Hercules favor.
Circuit court affirms judgment awarding plaintiff
$200,000 of a requested $2 million in damages.
Author: Becker (decision without
published opinion)
Subject Matter: Employment/Age
Discrimination
Details: Long, protracted court
battle (approximately four years long) where plaintiff
claimed to have been fired as a result of his age and was
seeking roughly 4 million dollars in damages. Case
eventually went to trial, and a jury awarded plaintiff
only $200,000. The district court denied defendant's
motion for a judgment as a matter of law. The district
court also denied the plaintiff's motion for a new trial
on damages. The district court judge granted plaintiff's
motion for attorney's fees, but at a reduced rate.
Additional Notes: Becker authored
a number of other orders involving this case, two of
which he ordered by himself (i.e. without a panel).
6/26/97 granted motion by Finch-to file
supp. appendix
8/21/97 granted motion by Finch to-file for rehearing in
banc
10/14/97 denied Finch's petition for rehearing in banc
11/28/97 granted Finch's motion for attorney's fees
Financial Holding: Hercules, Inc.
Reported buying on Feb. 10, 1997; no sale reported
Value listed as $1,000 to 15,000
Case: Miller v. Aqualon /
Hercules, Inc.
1997 U.S. App. Lexis 33356
No. 97-70005
Sep. 23, 1997 Submitted
Oct. 3, 1997 Filed
Holding: Affirmed in favor of
Hercules, Inc. (Aqualon is a division of Hercules)
Author: McKee
Details: Unpublished decision and
unpublished lower court order. No information given.
Additional Notes: Authored an
order on 9/25/97 allowing pro se appellant Miller to file
a reply brief out of time (see docket).
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