Detroit Tigers Settle Ex-Clubhouse Manager’s Age Bias Claims (1)

The Detroit Tigers reached an agreement with a 58-year-old former visiting team clubhouse manager to dismiss his age discrimination claims after the baseball team was denied summary judgment.

John Nelson had sufficiently demonstrated there was a genuine dispute of material fact over whether his termination was related to age bias after he was replaced by a 34-year-old, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan had ruled. Nelson had decades of experience in the position and recent complimentary performance reviews, the court said. The decisionmaker behind the termination had been “evasive” at his deposition when asked to explain ...