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Broney v. California Comm'n on Teacher Credentialing

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff-teacher's petition for extraordinary relief from the Commission's decision, finding her unfit to teach and suspending her teaching...

LaAsmar v. Phelps Dodge Corp.

ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action against an insurer arising from a denial of plaintiffs' claim for accidental death benefits based on the fact that, at the time of...

Spiegel v. Schulmann

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law
In an action claiming that defendants violated the anti-retaliation provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related state laws by...

Parsons v. Power Mountain Coal Co.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by two former coal miners to collect retirement health benefits allegedly owed to them by their former employer, the judgment of the...

Roman v. Potter

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's Title VII retaliation claims and claims under the Family Medical Leave Act against the United States Postal Service management, summary...

Porter v. Winter

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging the amount of attorney's fees awarded to plaintiff in Title VII administrative proceedings, dismissal of the complaint for...

Estate of Oliva v. Dep't of Law & Pub. Safety

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by the estate of a now deceased state trooper who committed suicide, claiming harassment by numerous individuals connected with the State...

Runyon v. Bd. of Trs. of the California State Univ.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against the California State University, claiming that he was removed from his position as departmental chair and subjected to...

Ventress v. Japan Airlines

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In plaintiff-flight engineer's action under various whistleblower protection laws against an airline, judgment on the pleadings for one defendant and...

US v. Moskowitz, Passman & Edelman

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions, Tax Law
In an action by the U.S. to enforce a tax levy against defendant law firm, judgment for the U.S. is affirmed where the firm was obligated by the IRS's...