Lockheed Wants New Trial in $52M Age Bias Lawsuit

Lockheed Martin Corp. wants a judge to throw out what it calls a “grossly excessive” $51.6 million jury award to an employee who claimed he was laid off because of his age (Braden v. Lockheed Martin Corp., D.N.J., 1:14-cv-04215, document filed 3/6/17).

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey should either grant a new trial or rule that the employee failed to prove age discrimination, Lockheed said in a March 6 motion.

Lockheed is “entitled to a new trial on the grounds that the verdict is against the clear weight of the evidence,” the motion ...