Jackson v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• affirming JNOV for defendant since there was qualitative difference between younger employee's letter writing to superior and plaintiff's disparaging remarks about company
• affirming JNOV for defendant since there was qualitative difference between younger employee’s letter writing to superior and plaintiffs disparaging remarks about company
• affirming the District Court’s grant of judgment notwithstanding the verdict for failure to demonstrate pretext
• “in the interest of judicial economy res judicata may properly be raised by a district court sua sponte ”
• beneficiary of trust that sold securities had standing under Rule 10b-5 because representations made directly to beneficiary, who had right to approve sale and experienced direct impact of transaction
• insignificant that majority of managers terminated were in protected group because majority of managers employed were in protected group
• claims for retaliatory discrimination for filing FELA claim are without jurisdiction of Federal Courts
• claim of retaliatory discharge for violating an FELA suit