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Alvarez v. City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In two lawsuits against the City of Chicago brought by paramedics, claiming that it willfully failed to properly compensate them for overtime,...

Estate of Blanco v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In deceased plaintiff's ERISA suit, arising from the denial of his claim for long term disability (LTD) benefits following a heart attack, district...

Torgerson v. City of Rochester

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action against a fire department claiming that defendant refused to hire plaintiffs for national origin and gender reasons, summary...

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In plaintiff's suit to collect unpaid premiums it claimed were owed for workers' compensation insurance policies issued to defendant, plaintiff's...

Martinez v. Combs

Agriculture, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In an action to recover unpaid minimum wages under Labor Code section 1194 and other theories, brought by seasonal agricultural workers against...

Gorelik v. Costin

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the president of the New Hampshire State Board of Medicine, arising from the Board's...

Gaston v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In petitioner's claim for an earlier effective date for his award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU), judgment of the...

Rodriguez v. Maricopa Cty. Cmty. Coll. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action claiming that defendant public university administrators failed to take immediate or appropriate steps to prevent a professor...

Bloemker v. Laborers' Local 265 Pension Fund

Administrative Law, Contracts, ERISA, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against his employer-sponsored ERISA plan an actuary, actuary, alleging breach of contractual agreement and other claims, arising...

Amerigas Propane, LP v. Landstar Ranger, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's grant of Landstar's motion for summary judgment on Amerigas's FACC, arising from an underlying action brought by plaintiffs for personal...