Missouri Lawyers Media Missouri legal news and public notices
Where a surgical technician sued her former employer for allegedly interfering with her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, summary judgment for the defendant was proper because the plaintiff’s evidence did not undermine or raise a genuine issue of material fact regarding the defendant’s legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for her termination.
Judgment is affirmed.
Beckley v. St. Luke’s Episcopal-Presbyterian Hospitals (MLW No. 73234/Case No. 18-2643 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, White, J.(Jeremy D. Hollingshead, St Louis, argued for appellant; Benjamin J. Coudret appeared on the brief) (Robert Arlen Kaiser, St Louis, argued for appellee; Jeffery Thomas McPherson and Brittney Jenine Herron appeared on the brief).
