all - Opinion Summaries

Elgin v. Dept. of Treasury

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In a suit brought by federal employees discharged pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 3328, which bars from Executive agency employment anyone who has...

In the Matter of New York City Transit Auth. v. New York State Public Employment Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit dealing with whether a transit authority's implementation of more stringent dual employment standards for train conductors was...

Sourcecorp, Inc. v. Shill

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law, White Collar Crime, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure
In an action to register an Arizona fraud judgment in California, arising out of defendant's actions that caused his former company's earnings to be...

Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In light of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion (2011) __ U.S. __ [131 S. Ct. 1740], reiterating the rule that the principal purpose of the Federal...

Weiner v. City of New York

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
In an injured emergency medical technician's action against the City of New York and its Parks and Recreation Department, alleging both common law...

Whitmore v. Dep't of Labor

Administrative Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a former employee against his employer, alleging that his removal was an act of retaliation for his whistleblowing disclosures and EEO...

Schechner v. KPIX-TV

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In an action by two TV news reporters alleging that their employer discriminated against them on the basis of age, in violation of the California Fair...

San Diego City Firefighters, Local 145, AFL-CIO v. The Board of Administration of the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System

Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In consolidated suits by a union and individual plaintiffs challenging a city's repeal of aspects of its retirement program, the trial court's...

Escobar-Noble v. Luxury Hotels Int'l of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging an unlawful retaliatory firing, in which the defendant moved to compel arbitration based on employment agreements containing an...

Lidow v. Superior Court (International Rectifier Corp.)

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action against a Delaware corporation brought by its former CEO, it is held that the "internal affairs doctrine"--which...