United States Sixth Circuit

In a Family and Medical Leave Act, and state law discrimination and wrongful discharge suit brought against Dow Chemical company after it terminated plaintiff's employment, summary judgment for Dow is reversed where the district court erred in its reasoning when it granted summary judgment to Dow on plaintiff's FMLA claim, state anti-discrimination claim, and wrongful-discharge claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/01/2007
• Published 10/01/2007

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT and MOORE, Circuit Judges;  COLLIER, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Gary A. Reeve, Kennedy Reeve & Knoll, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellant.  James M.L. Ferber, Littler Mendelson, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Gary A. Reeve, Kennedy Reeve & Knoll, Columbus, Ohio, Aaron B. Maduff, Maduff, Medina & Maduff, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant.  James M.L. Ferber, Alison Day Hall, Littler Mendelson, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee.