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BRANHAM v. GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK

No. 09-6149.

619 F.3d 563 (2010)

Deborah Michele BRANHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GANNETT SATELLITE INFORMATION NETWORK, INC., d/b/a The Dickson Herald Group, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 2, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robert C. Bigelow , Dickinson Wright PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Charles K. Grant , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Robert C. Bigelow , Martin D. Holmes , Dickinson Wright PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Charles K. Grant , Ben H. Bodzy , Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee.

Before BOGGS, SILER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Deborah Branham brought suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") after being terminated from her job as a receptionist for The Dickson Herald, a newspaper owned by Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. ("Gannett"), for excessive absenteeism. The district court granted summary judgment to Gannett. The court held that although Branham produced a medical certification of her need...

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