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Szekeres v. CSX Transp. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's action against his employer under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) and the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA), district court's...

Pucino v. Verizon Comms., Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendants maintained a hostile working environment at the garage where plaintiff was employed, summary judgment for...

Castile v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court's affirmance of the Social Security Administration's denial of plaintiff's numerous claims under Title II of the Social Security Act...

Abcarian v. McDonald

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's suit against a university and number of its employees, claiming that defendants' reporting of a settlement of a medical malpractice...

Gastronomical Workers Union Local 610 v. Dorado Beach Hotel Corp.

Contracts, ERISA, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit brought by the trustees of a multi-employer pension fund against employers under 29 U.S.C. section 1132(a)(3), which supplies a cause of...

Cross v. Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a hostile work environment action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965, summary judgment for...

Int'l Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, Local Lodge 1943 v. AK Steel Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a union's action against a steel company, pursuant to section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, seeking an order to compel the company to...

Wetherill v. Geren

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a Title VII action brought against National Guard officials, dismissal of the action is affirmed where the Feres doctrine, which generally bars...

Lindsey v. Walgreen Co.

Civil Rights, Drugs & Biotech, Labor & Employment Law
In a 53-year-old pharmacist's suit against Walgreens under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, district court's grant of summary judgment in...

Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C. v. Barton

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action seeking to enforce restrictive covenants against former employees of an accounting firm, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed...