Legal Opinion
Smith v. Hinkle Manufacturing, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 4, 2002No. 00-3320PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Shortly after plaintiff Kathy Smith informed her employer, defendant Hinkle Manufacturing, Inc., that her young son had been diagnosed with a serious medical condition, Hinkle fired her. Mrs. Smith and her husband subsequently initiated the present suit against Hinkle and two of its managers, alleging among other things that the discharge violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Ohio anti-discrimination law. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all counts. We shall reverse…
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