American Association Of Retired Persons v. Farmers Group, Inc.

943 F.2d 996 56 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 1183 , 57 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 40,951 , 60 USLW 2208 , 14 Employee Benefits Cas. 1120 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS; Margaret J. Jashni; Marigo K. Merrick; Howard E. Moore, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FARMERS GROUP, INC., and its affiliated companies; Farmers New World Life Insurance Company; the Ohio State Life Insurance Company; Investors Guaranty Life Insurance Company, et al., Defendants-Appellants. No. 90-55872. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1991. Decided Aug. 20, 1991. Charles F. Barker, John M. Temple, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Thomas A. Hoffman, Early, Maslach, Nutt & Peterson, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Raymond C. Fay, Thomas R. Gibbon, Christopher G. Mackaronis, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Steven Zaleznick, Cathy Ventrell-Monsees, American Ass'n of Retired Persons, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellees. Donald R. Livingston, Acting Gen. Counsel, Gwendolyn Young Reams, Associate Gen. Counsel, Lorraine C. Davis, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Robert J. Gregory, Washington, D.C., for the E.E.O.C., as amicus curiae. Appeal from the United States…