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White v. Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's sexual harassment suit against her former employers seeking $250,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages,...

Khoury v. Group Health Plan, Inc.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action disputing defendant-insurer's award of residual disability benefits to which plaintiff was entitled, summary judgment for defendant is...

Zheng v. Liberty Apparel Co.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendants acted as a joint employer of the plaintiff garment workers, and were liable for unpaid and underpaid wages...

Young v. Verizon's Bell Atlantic Cash Balance Plan

Communications Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's class action suit under ERISA section 502(a) and U.S.C. section 1132(a) against Verizon and its Cash Balance Plan, claiming that...

Spees v. James Marine, Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer and its subsidiary for pregnancy and disability discrimination, district court's grant of summary...

Gragg v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the judgment of the district court upholding the Social Security Commissioner's denial of his application for disability...

Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Inc.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Gaming Law
In a card dealer's suit against his casino employer, claiming that the casino's mandatory tip pooling policy constituted conversion of his tips and...

Countrywide Fin. Corp. v. Bundy

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In defendants' arbitration demands on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated against Countrywide Financial Corporation and its wholly...

Munro v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims affirming a decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals denial of claimant's...

Fanning v. Potter

Civil Rights, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendant U.S. Postal Service breached a settlement agreement entered into by the parties in 2003 after plaintiff suffered...