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Quinn v. Mongo Corporation

 
Kevin Quinn was a 60-year old engineer who had worked for Mongo
Project Corporation for thirty years.  Quinn was approached by Mongo to
work as manager of engineering on the Jumbo Project, a two-year
project constructing an industrial city in Saudi Arabia.  The project
was to be performed by Saudi Arabian Mongo Company (SAMCO), a Mongo
foreign subsidiary, for the Royal Commission, an organ of the Saudi
government.  The Royal Commission retained the right in its contract
with SAMCO to remove or replace any SAMCO personnel at its sole
discretion.  Quinn accepted the offer, viewing the position as the final
“jewel in the crown” of a successful career.  SAMCO submitted Quinn’s
resume, which included his date of birth, to the Royal Commission, and
he was approved for the job.

  Before leaving for Saudi
Arabia, Quinn signed a “Recital of International Employment
Conditions,” which stated: “Your assignment is for an indefinite
period; and, assuming your performance is satisfactory, the assignment
will continue until Mongo advises you that your services are no longer
required, in which event you will be given a minimum of four weeks
written notice of assignment completion.”

  When Quinn
arrived in Saudi Arabia, he was informed by Michael Hammer, SAMCO’s
program director for the Jumbo Project, that Quinn was going to have a
problem because his grey hair showed that he was “over fifty,” and
people over fifty were “regarded with suspicion” in Saudi Arabia. 
(Saudi Arabian law does not prohibit employment discrimination on the
basis of age.)  Shortly after Quinn’s arrival, Hammer received a letter
from the deputy director of the Royal Commission stating that Quinn
did not satisfy the Commission’s requirements and should be replaced as
soon as possible.  As a result, Hammer immediately took Quinn off the
project.

  After he retuned to the U.S., Quinn was
depressed and withdrawn as a result of his dismissal.  Mongo offered
him many other projects, but he turned them down.  Quinn then sued
Mongo Corporation, claiming that his employment on the SAMCO Jumbo
Project was terminated because of his age. 

A. 
What are the legal issues in this case?  If you were the judge, how
would you rule?  Be sure to cite the relevant law to support your
views.