Legal Opinion
Wiseman v. New Breed Logistics, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided December 18, 2014No. 3:13-CV-00184-SA-JMVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SHARION AYCOCK, District Judge.
Plaintiff Fort Wiseman brings this action alleging retaliatory termination under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Defendant New Breed Logistics, Inc. (“New Breed”) has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment [56], arguing both claims should be dismissed, or that alternately, Wiseman’s potential recovery on those claims should be limited under the after-acquired evidence doctrine. After considering the motion, responses, rules, and authorities, the Court finds as follows.
A. Facts and Procedural…
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