Legal Opinion
Viart v. Bull Motors, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided June 28, 2001No. 99-1961-CIVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amended OrdeR Granting Motion For Judgment As a Matter Of Law
JORDAN, District Judge.
Nelson Viart sued his former employer, Bull Motors, for violations of the overtime and retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-216. Bull Motors argued that Mr. Viart was exempt from the overtime provisions of the FLSA, and that it had not retaliated against him. After a four-day trial, the jury returned a verdict for Mr. Viart on both claims.
At the close of Mr. Viart’s case, Bull Motors timely moved for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50…
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