Legal Opinion

Dotson v. Pfizer, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 4, 2009No. 20-1510PublishedCited by 107 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Senior Judge CACHERIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge AGEE joined.

OPINION

CACHERIS, Senior District Judge:

This case reaches the Court after a full trial on the merits in the Eastern District of North Carolina. James Dotson (“Dotson”) brought suit against his employer, Pfizer, Inc. (“Pfizer”), for violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. (the “FMLA”). The jury awarded Dotson $1,876.00 on his FMLA interference claim and $331,429.25 on his retaliation…

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