Legal Opinion
Gibbs v. American Airlines, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 10, 1999No. A083168PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STRANKMAN, P. J.
An airline worker claimed her employer unlawfully denied her statutory medical leave, despite having notice of her serious health condition, and intentionally inflicted emotional distress. (Gov. Code, § 12945.2, subds. (a), (c)(3)(C).) The jury returned a split verdict, finding in favor of the employer on the medical leave claim but in favor of the worker on the emotional distress claim. The jury found that the worker had not given her employer notice of her need for medical leave. The employer and worker separately moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV)…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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