United States First Circuit

A supervisor's silence in the face of plaintiff-employee's accusation that the supervisor told another employee the plaintiff was fired because she took maternity leave was not admissible as an adoptive admission on behalf of hospital, and, even if it were, would not amount to direct evidence of a retaliatory motive for termination in plaintiff's suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/12/2002
• Published 03/12/2002

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and GERTNER, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maurice M. Cahillane with whom Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, P.C. was on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Guy P. Tully with whom Laurie J. Hurtt and Jackson Lewis Schnitzler & Krupman were on brief for appellee.