United States Eighth Circuit - March 2007 Opinion Summaries

Rutledge v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston

Administrative Law, ERISA, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case raising a claim for long-term disability benefits pursuant to a plan under ERISA, summary judgment for defendant-plan is affirmed where...

Gretillat v. Care Initiatives

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that plaintiff's employer forced her to retire or be terminated in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and...

US v. Ralph

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Revocation of defendant's supervised release is affirmed over claims that the district court erroneously relied on the inconsistent testimony of one...

Kalda v. Sioux Valley Physician Partners, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In an ERISA action alleging that defendants breached several fiduciary duties and violated the terms of two ERISA plans, summary judgment and...

Carpenter v. Con-Way Cent. Express, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a case raising Title VII race discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation claims alleging discrimination based on plaintiff's...

Nicola v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act is reversed and remanded where an ALJ erred in...

US v. Thomas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for possessing with intent to distribute crack cocaine is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) denial of a motion to...

Williams v. City of Carl Junction

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against a city and officials alleging that individual defendants violated his First Amendment rights by issuing him...

Ahlberg v. Chrysler Corp.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A party's failure to seek review of a clerk's costs order in the district court constitutes a waiver of the right to challenge that order on appeal....

US v. Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for being in possession of a stolen firearm is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress where: 1) under the...