Legal Opinion
David L. Morrison v. Magic Carpet Aviation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 2004No. 03-15340PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Appellant David Morrison was a pilot for Magic Carpet Aviation, Inc. 1 He claims that his supervisor at Magic Carpet, Harry Mitchel, violated the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 107 Stat. 6, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654, by letting him take only two, rather than four, weeks off from work to deal with depression. When Morrison requested additional time off, Mitchel fired him. Morrison filed suit under the FMLA against Mitchel and three entities: (1) Magic Carpet, (2) Amway Corp., of which Magic Carpet was a wholly owned subsidiary, and (3) RDV Sports, Inc., which…
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