BISMARCK (AP) -- The North Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a ruling in favor of fired North Dakota State sports information director George Ellis, and sent the case back for further action.
The Supreme Court says the lower court erred in its standard of review.
Ellis was 59 when he was fired by NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor in 2004. East Central District Judge Steven Marquart ruled that Ellis was the victim of age discrimination and awarded him more than $250,000 in back pay and attorney fees. NDSU appealed to the state Supreme Court.
