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McGuire v. Employment Dev. Dep't

Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's denial of a petition for writ of administrative mandamus challenging the denial of a claim for extended unemployment benefits is...

Peter-Palican v. Gov't of the Commonwealth of the N. Mariana Islands

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, claiming wrongful termination without cause from her position as Special...

Lefiell Mfg. Co. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Watrous)

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an employee's suit against his employer for injuries sustained while operating a power press without a point of operation guard, seeking relief for...

Westmoreland Coal Co. Inc. v. Sharpe

Administrative Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
An employer's petition for review of the Benefits Review Board's judgment in favor of the wife of a deceased coal miner on her living miner's and...

Hillyard v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a veteran's second request for revision following the Veterans Administration's denial of his claim for service connection for a mental injury, the...

Berry v. Conyers

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In appeals brought by two employers of the Department of Defense, arising from their suspension and demotion, the decision of the Merit Systems...

Trustees of the Local 138 Pension Trust Fund v. F.W. Honerkamp Co., Inc.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by trustees of a pension plan against an employer, claiming that the Pension Protection Act of 2006 prevented the employer from...

Touchstone Television Productions v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Labor & Employment Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law
In a suit filed by an actress against Touchstone, claiming she was wrongfully terminated from the television series Desperate Housewives, the trial...

Ragguette v. Premier Wines & Spirits

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for employment discrimination and related claims, plaintiff's appeal of the district court's grant of the employer's motion for summary...

Messier v. Bouchard Transp.

Labor & Employment Law
In a seaman's suit against his former employer, a tugboat operator, seeking inter alia maintenance and cure after contracting lymphoma, district...