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Matthews v. Nat'l Football League

Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law, Workers' Compensation
District court's judgment denying a former professional football player's motion to vacate an arbitration award, arising from a workers' compensation...

Cordero-Suarez v. Rodriguez

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's employment discrimination suit, asserting political harassment claims and seeking injunctive and monetary relief under 42 U.S.C....

Lichtenstein v. Univ. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer alleging that the termination of her employment was a violation under the Family Medical Leave Act...

Palmquist v. Shinseki

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a Marine veteran's adverse employment suit under section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal employers to adopt affirmative...

Gallo v. Dept. of Transp.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board), denying a federal employee's restoration rights under 5 U.S.C. section 8151(a) is reversed...

Wobel v. City of Erie

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit for retaliation against his former employer and certain employees under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, district court's grant of summary...

Velez v. Sanchez

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an Equadorian citizen's suit against her former employers, claiming, inter alia, involuntary servitude, slavery, forced labor, and trafficking in...

Sparks v. Vista Del Mar Child & Family Serv.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's wrongful termination suit against his former employer, trial court's denial of defendant's petition to compel arbitration is affirmed,...

Bullock v. Berrien

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, for disability discrimination pursuant to the...

Fernandes v. Agar Supply Co., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's personal injury suit against the lessor of his employer, for back injuries sustained after stepping into a hole in a shed on lessor's...