FAIRMONT TOOL, INC. v. OPYOKE

No. 20-1042.

879 S.E.2d 792 (2022)

FAIRMONT TOOL, INC., Defendant Below, Petitioner, v. Norvel Louis OPYOKE, Plaintiff Below, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Filed: June 9, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Robert Russell, Esq. , David L. T. Butler, Esq. , Shuman McCuskey Slicer PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia, Counsel for Petitioner.

Karl Kolenich, Esq. , Klie Law Offices, PLLC, Buckhannon, West Virginia, Counsel for Respondent.


Following a diagnosis of cancer in April of 2015, Respondent Norvel Louis Opyoke1 requested information from his employer, Fairmont Tool, Inc., about his right to take leave under The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ("FMLA").2 For approximately four months,...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases