Legal Opinion

Cuellar v. Keppel Amfels, L.L.C.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 9, 2013No. 12-40165PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Per curiam

Jessica Cuellar alleges that her secondary employer, Keppel Amfels, L.L.C. (“Keppel Amfels”), violated § 2615(a)(1) of the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) by discouraging her primary employer, staffing agency Perma-Temp Personnel Services, Inc. (“Perma-Temp”), from seeking her reinstatement after an FMLA-authorized maternity leave. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Keppel Amfels. Because Cuellar fails to present a genuine issue of material fact, we AFFIRM.

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Keppel Amfels builds and repairs offshore drilling platforms and marine vessels at the Port of Brownsville, Texas.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Gates v. Texas Deparment of Protective & Regulatory ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  4. Ford Motor Co. v. Texas Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  5. Dwayne Taylor and Charles D. Dixon v. Greg Gregg and City of Lubbock, Texas, MunicipalityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by44 opinions

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