Donna Nicholson v. Pulte Homes Corp

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “If [an employee] provided sufficient notice that she needed time off to care for her seriously ill parents, then [her employer] had a duty to inquire further to confirm [her] FMLA entitlement.”
• plaintiff failed to place employer on inquiry notice of need for FMLA leave because she did not indicate she needed time off to care for ailing parent despite having conversations about that parent’s illness

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Cited by

21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Barbara Hager v. Arkansas Dept. of Health
  Eighth Circuit· 2013-11-14· cited 278×
• Spurling v. C & M Fine Pack, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2014-01-13· cited 274×
• Terrence Preddie v. Bartholomew Consolidated Scho
  Seventh Circuit· 2015-08-24· cited 190×
• Lorna Clarke v. United States
  Seventh Circuit· 2013-01-09· cited 111×
• Zane Holder v. Illinois Department of Correct
  Seventh Circuit· 2014-05-02· cited 22×
• Polina Milman v. Fieger & Fieger, P.C.
  Sixth Circuit· 2023-01-25· cited 21×
• Ricco v. Southwest Surgery Center, LLC
  N.D. Illinois· 2014-11-14· cited 14×
• Sherif v. University of Maryland Medical Center
  D. Maryland· 2015-08-26· cited 14×
• Noone v. Presence Hospitals PRV
  N.D. Illinois· 2015-12-07· cited 7×
• Santangelo v. Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 2017-06-05· cited 7×
• Perry v. Bath & Body Works, LLC
  N.D. Indiana· 2014-01-28· cited 5×
• Dyamond Davis v. Illinois Department of Human Services
  Seventh Circuit· 2025-05-14· cited 4×
• Farmer v. Town of Speedway
  S.D. Indiana· 2014-10-15· cited 3×
• Wirey v. Richland Community College
  C.D. Illinois· 2012-12-21· cited 2×
• Quinlan v. Elysian Hotel Co.
  N.D. Illinois· 2013-01-04· cited 2×
• Giwa v. City of Peoria
  C.D. Illinois· 2013-01-08· cited 2×
• Kimberly Spurling v. C&M Fine Pack, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2014-01-13
• Angela Riley v. City of Kokomo, Indiana, Housi
  Seventh Circuit· 2018-11-20
• Dyamond Davis v. Illinois Department of Human Services
  Seventh Circuit· 2025-06-10
• Melissa Myers v. Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools
  Seventh Circuit· 2025-07-25

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• David Burnett v. Lfw Inc., Doing Business as the Habitat Company
  Seventh Circuit· 2006-12-26· cited 209×
• Goelzer v. Sheboygan County, Wis.
  Seventh Circuit· 2010-05-12· cited 153×
• Smith v. Hope School
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-03-30· cited 152×
• John Byrne v. Avon Products, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 2003-05-09· cited 128×
• Peter J. Kauffman v. Federal Express Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-10-18· cited 114×
• Richard W. Stoops v. One Call Communications, Incorporated
  Seventh Circuit· 1998-03-31· cited 84×
• Steve Aubuchon v. Knauf Fiberglass, Gmbh
  Seventh Circuit· 2004-03-08· cited 70×
• Stevenson v. Hyre Electric Co.
  Seventh Circuit· 2007-10-16· cited 49×
• Righi v. SMC Corp.
  Seventh Circuit· 2011-02-14· cited 42×

Other cases named Donna Nicholson v. Pulte Homes Corp

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Donna Nicholson v. Pulte Homes Corp
  Seventh Circuit· 2012-08-10