BREEDEN v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.

Civil Action No. 08-0625(JR).

714 F.Supp.2d 33 (2010)

Mary Kate BREEDEN, Plaintiff, v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

May 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Augustine Carter , R. Scott Oswald , Nicholas Woodfield , Employment Law Group, P.C., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

David Moore Hernandez , Vedder Price, P.C., Washington, DC, Aaron R. Gelb , Joseph K. Mulherin , Vedder Price P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM

JAMES ROBERTSON, District Judge.

A jury found in favor of plaintiff Mary Kate Breeden on her claim that her former employer, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, had illegally retaliated against her for taking Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") leave. Novartis now moves under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(b) for judgment as a matter of law notwithstanding the verdict.1 The motion will be granted.

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