all - Opinion Summaries

Bridgeport Guardians, Inc. v. Delmonte

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff-police officers' appeal from a denial of their motion to intervene in a Title VII action filed by African-American officers, the order is...

Riverside Sheriffs' Ass'n v. Bd. of Admin. of the California Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' petition for administrative mandate seeking to overturn a decision of the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees'...

Pearson Dental Supplies, Inc. v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Court of appeal's reversal of trial court's decision in concluding that an arbitrator's error in plainly misapplying the relevant tolling statute was...

Rodriguez v. Wet Ink, LLC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit against plaintiff's former employer, summary judgment for defendant on the ground that the action was time-barred...

Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. O'Hara

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action seeking reimbursement for medical expenses a benefit plan had paid on defendant's behalf after defendant was injured in an...

Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a Title VII action alleging discrimination against female employees by Wal-Mart, certification of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(2) class of current...

Binkley v. Entergy Ops., Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for breach of contract and promissory estoppel against plaintiff's former employer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where...

Presidio Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Scott

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute between a teacher and the school district for terminating his employment for using corporal punishment on students, judgment of the court...

Bollinger Shipyards Inc. v. Director, Office of Wkrs. Comp. Programs

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board awarding benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA)...

Carmona v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that the termination of plaintiff's employment violated Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), judgment as a...