Legal Opinion
James Hansen v. Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 2014No. 13-3391PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
James Hansen sued his former employer, Marinette Marine Corporation, and its parent company, Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC (collectively FMG) in federal district court in Wisconsin, alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA or Act), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654. He claims that FMG interfered with his rights under the FMLA and terminated his employment in retaliation for his exercise of rights under the Act.
The district court granted summary judgment in favor of FMG. The court ruled that without expert testimony Han sen could not show that his…
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