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Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Prospect Airport Servs., Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a sexual harassment case in which a male employee was the victim of a female co-worker, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where there were...

Goodman v. Nat'l Sec. Agency, Inc.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer under Title VII and the Equal Pay Act, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary...

Wilson v. O'Brien

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the City of Chicago and persons associated with his prosecution for attempted murder, brought after...

Chapin v. Fort-Rohr Motors, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against his former employer claiming discrimination because of his race and retaliation under Title VII, jury's verdict for...

Weber v.Universities Research Ass'n, Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer for sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII, district court's grant of summary...

Lu v. Powell

Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law, Civil Rights, Government Law
In an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act against the U.S. and various officials, claiming that an asylum officer demanded sexual favors in...

Carlson v. Bukovic

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In plaintiff's civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against an officer for excessive force and the city for failure to train the officer,...

Goldhamer v. Nagode

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging violations of their rights under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments and under state law,...

Badger Catholic, Inc. v. Walsh

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a Catholic student group's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against University of Wisconsin for refusing to reimburse any of the group's expenses,...

Fisher v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and two Missouri police officers following an incident involving counterfeit money orders at a Raymore...