Legal Opinion
Todd Ion v. Chevron USA, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 26, 2013No. 12-60682PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIP R. MARTINEZ, District Judge:
Appellant Todd W. Ion, a former employee of Appellee Chevron USA, Inc., appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Chevron. Ion alleges that Chevron terminated him in retaliation for exercising his rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). The district court held that, while Ion had established the existence of a genuine dispute as to a material fact regarding Chevron’s motivation, Chevron had established as a matter of law that it would have terminated Ion despite any retaliatory motive. We disagree and, therefore, REVERSE…
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