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Stewart v. Union Carbide Corp.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit for fraud, negligence, and strict products liability on failure to warn and design defect theories, claiming that exposure to...

San Francisco Unified Sch. Dist. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a school district's petition for writ of review of an ALJ's conclusion that the claimant suffered a psychiatric injury caused predominantly by...

Cortes-Rivera v. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against Puerto Rico's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and its managing corporation, claiming that his contract to...

Morin v. Tormey

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that plaintiff was subjected to adverse employment actions in violation of the First Amendment because of her refusal to assist...

Bright v. 99 Cent Only Stores

Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's action for penalties against defendant-99 Cent Only Stores, claiming that defendant failed to provide its employees with suitable...

Local Union 36 v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
A motion by respondent National Labor Relations Board to transfer the case to the District of Columbia Circuit is denied where, if a party files a...

Coleman v. Maryland Court of Appeals

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an African-American plaintiff's suit against Maryland Court of Appeals and individual defendants for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights...

JTH Tax, Inc. v. Frashier

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit against one of its franchisees, claiming that the franchisee breached his post-termination duties by using his former office to...

Roberts v. Director, OWCP

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of an Office of Workers Compensation Programs' order partially granting petitioner's request for benefits under the Longshore...

Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and another employee for gender discrimination and sexual harassment under the Fair Employment...