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Ward v. Ryan

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleges that the Department’s withdrawal of $50.00 from plaintiff's prison wages pursuant to an Arizona statute that required that amount...

Beaven v. U.S. Dep't of Justice

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a Federal Tort Claims Act and Privacy Act case brought by staff members at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) claiming that defendants allowed an...

Brown v. Owens Corning Inv. Review Comm.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In former Owens Corning (OC) employees' class action lawsuit against the fiduciaries of their retirement plans pursuant to the Employee Retirement...

Swarna v. Al-Awadi

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In defendants' appeal from interlocutory orders and cross-appeal from a final judgment, granting plaintiff's motion for default judgment based on...

Carver v. City of N.Y.

Civil Rights, Gaming Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by a recipient of public assistance against New York City for constitutional violations and violations of the minimum wage laws based on...

Leal v. Sec'y., US Dept. of Health & Hum. Servs.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) seeking a court order requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove a...

Berry v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the Social Security Administration's denial of his claim for disability insurance benefits, the order is vacated where the...

American Int'l. Specialty Lines Ins. Co. v. Rentech Steel LLC

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action by an insurer seeking a declaration that plaintiff had no duty to either defend defendant in an underlying state-court personal injury...

EEOC v. Con-Way Freight, Inc.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by the EEOC claiming that defendant failed to hire a prospective employee because of her race in violation of Title VII, summary judgment...

Abel v. S. Shuttle Servs., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action alleging violations of the overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act by an airport shuttle driver, summary judgment for...