Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. Howard University

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 13, 2008No. 06-CV-916PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FISHER, Associate Judge:

Tomika Hamilton and Jonathan Hamilton allege that Howard University Hospital and Mark Furline took adverse employment actions against their late mother, De’Borah Hamilton, for discriminatory reasons or in retaliation for opposing unlawful discrimination. 1 They also claim that the defendants violated their mother’s rights under the District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants. We affirm.

I. Background

Our recent decision in Furline v. Morrison, 953 A.2d 344 (D.C.2008), issued after this case was…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  4. St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by28 opinions

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