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BRYANT v. DOLLAR GENERAL CORP.

No. 07-5006.

538 F.3d 394 (2008)

Martha L. BRYANT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DOLLAR GENERAL CORP., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Keith D. Frazier, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Douglas B. Janney III, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Keith D. Frazier, Jonathan O. Harris, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Douglas B. Janney, III, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. Jay E. Sushelsky, AARP Foundation Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Before MOORE, GILMAN, and SUTTON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellee Martha Bryant ("Bryant") prevailed in a jury trial on her claim that Defendant-Appellant Dollar General Corporation ("Dollar General") fired her in retaliation for her exercise of leave guaranteed by the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"). Dollar General now appeals, contending that the FMLA does not prohibit retaliation against an employee who takes FMLA leave. Bryant has filed a motion to...

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