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McBeth v. Himes

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising out of an investigation by the sheriff's office and the Colorado Department of Human Services that resulted...

Rhine v. Stevedoring Servs. of Am.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board under 33 U.S.C. section 921(c) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation...

Quasius v. Schwan Food Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant failed to file a motion to withdraw his dispositive...

Uphoff-Figueroa v. Alejandro

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action against his employer, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and several PREPA officials, claiming that the new...

Budde v. Kane County Forest Pres.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a police chief's action against his former employer claiming discrimination based on his disability of alcoholism, in violation of the ADA, summary...

Roche v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board dismissing for lack of jurisdiction a case brought by a former FAA employer who was terminated from his...

City of Laguna Beach v. California Ins. Guarantee Ass'n

Government Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a city's action against an insurance company seeking reimbursement for incurring workers' compensation liability that exceeded its self-insured...

Jackson v. Cal-Western Packaging Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an age discrimination action, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not show that a comment by a coworker was...

Asher v. Unarco Material Handling, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by past and present Wal-Mart employees and their spouses, claiming injuries caused by exposure to carbon monoxide gas in the...

Bhd. of Maint. of Way Employees' Div. v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action by a union claiming that a railroad's proposed sale of a portion of its rail line to the state violated the Railway Labor Act (RLA),...