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BOCALBOS v. NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 97-50445.

162 F.3d 379 (1998)

Bernardo G. BOCALBOS, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 23, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vella M. Fink, Pittman & Fink, Malcolm Nathan Greenstein, Greenstein & Kolker, Austin, TX, for Bocalbos.

Brian S. Greig, Marcy Hogan Greer, Robin W. Coopwood, Fulbright & Jaworski, Austin, TX, for National Western Life Ins. Co.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JONES and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

National Western Life Insurance Company seeks reversal of judgment on a jury verdict based on claims that it violated the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA"),1 by interfering with Bernardo Bocalbos' leave and subsequently terminating his employment in retaliation for taking FMLA leave.

Background

Bocalbos was born in the Philippines and became a naturalized citizen in 1987. In January...

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