Legal Opinion
Howard Gipson v. Vought Aircraft Industries, In
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2010No. 09-6026UnpublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Howard Dean Gipson appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendant Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. with respect to Gipson’s claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act. For the reasons described below, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Underlying Facts
Plaintiff Howard Dean Gipson was formerly employed as a plant maintenance worker for defendant Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee. Gipson also served as president of the local union. In late 2004, Gipson underwent triple-bypass heart surgery. At that time, he properly invoked…
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