Legal Opinion
Smith v. Brevard Optometry Associates
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 17, 2014No. 5D12-3923Published
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
PALMER, J.
We deny the motion for rehearing, but withdraw our previously issued opinion and substitute the following opinion in its place.
Michelle Smith timely appeals the trial court’s order entering summary judgment in favor of Brevard Optometry Associates (BOA). Because there are disputed issues of material fact existing in the record, we reverse.
Smith filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against BOA pursuant to the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 (FCRA), sections 760.01-11, Florida Statutes *762(2009). She alleged that BOA fired her because it no longer wanted to…
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