The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a multimillion-dollar age discrimination verdict and opened the door for awarding the two scientists who won the verdict additional money in prejudgment interest and recognition for negative tax consequences, finding the district court abused its discretion on denying those requests.
The verdict in Marcus v. PQ Corp. has seen its ups and downs. A federal jury in 2009 awarded Bonnie Marcus and Roman Wypart a combined total of $6.2 million after their employer, PQ Corp., targeted older workers in a round of layoffs in 2005.
