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Lowman v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Claimant's motion for reargument of a decision of the Industrial Accident Board on the issue of mileage reimbursement for transportation costs to and...

Meijer, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Where an activity can be either conduct protected by the National Labor Relations Act or conduct that may be prohibited by an employer, depending upon...

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Warrantech Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a case arising from the administration of consumer warranties and extended service plans on computers, and related items sold by a national...

Daewoo Motor Am., Inc. v. General Motors Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims on the ground of international comity is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erroneously concluded that...

Dunbar v. Albertson's

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Order denying certification of a class of defendant's grocery managers to pursue claims for overtime compensation and other relief on the theory that...

Arciniaga v. General Motors Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration and grant of plaintiff's motion to stay arbitration are reversed where the district court...

Crotty v. Dakotacare Admin. Servs., Inc.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit claiming that plaintiff lost the opportunity to extend her health insurance coverage because defendant-health plan administrator failed to...

Bender v. Hecht's Dep't Stores

Civil Rights, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer, a department store, on claims of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and...

Lively v. Wild Oats Markets, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The forum defendant rule contained in 28 U.S.C. section 1441(b) is procedural, not jurisdictional, and therefore a violation of the rule is a waivable...

Pickern v. Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendants, a retail store operator and landlord, on a claim brought by a visually-impaired and mobility-impaired woman under the...