Marijan Pooshs v. Fluoroware, Inc.

83 F.3d 428 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Marijan POOSHS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FLUOROWARE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-16588. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 9, 1996. Decided April 22, 1996. 1 Before: SCHROEDER and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and REED, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Defendant-Appellant Fluoroware, Inc. appeals from a jury verdict for Plaintiff on his age discrimination claim, as well as from an award of attorney fees. Fluoroware assigns as error the district court's refusal to instruct the jury that an employer that reduces its work force has no duty to relocate an employee terminated pursuant to that reduction in force. Fluoroware also assigns as error the hourly rate and multiplier used by the district court in calculating the attorney fee award. We affirm. Facts 4 Plaintiff Marijan Pooshs, an experienced and highly qualified electrical engineer, was hired in March 1990 by defendant…