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151183P.pdf   07/14/2016  Jamie Smith  v.  AS America, Inc.
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  15-1183
                          and No:  15-1665
                          and No:  15-1832
   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Joplin   
   [PUBLISHED] [Kelly, Author, with Murphy and Benton, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Family Medical Leave Act. The district court did not clearly 
   err in making its factual determination that, at the time defendant fired 
   him, plaintiff's decedent's back condition met the objective requirement 
   of a chronic condition and a serious health condition for purposes of the 
   Act; no error in awarding liquidated damages where the employer failed to 
   show the good faith exception applied; attorneys' fees award affirmed; on 
   plaintiff's cross-appeal, the district court erred in finding that 
   defendant met its burden under the after-acquired evidence doctrine and 
   the matter is remanded for further proceedings regarding plaintiff's 
   damages.