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Denton v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
An ALJ's denial of claimant's application for disability benefits claiming that she could not work because of certain physical and mental illnesses is...

Miles Farm Supply, LLC v. Helena Chem. Co.

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action for tortious interference alleging that defendant aided and abetted a breach of fiduciary duty by three of its employees,...

Carpenters Dist. Council v. JNL Const. Co.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action on behalf of certain pension funds against a construction company claiming that defendants failed to contribute union employees'...

Lobo v. Tamco

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's wrongful death action against defendant-employer, arising from a collision between defendant's employee and plaintiff's husband, grant...

Hertz Corp. v. Friend

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wage and hour action, the court of appeals' affirmance of the district court's order remanding the case to state court is vacated and remanded...

Fairchild v. Liberty Indep. Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendants violated plaintiff's First Amendment rights after firing her from a public school teacher position because they...

Carreras v. Sajo Garcia & Partners

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's workplace discrimination and retaliation suit, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) district court acted well within...

Walden v. City of Providence

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by current and former employees, and their families, of the police and fire departments, against defendant-city and several city...

Mora v. Jackson Mem. Found., Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an Age Discrimination in Employment Act action, summary judgment for defendant is vacated and remanded where a reasonable juror could accept that...

Brown v. Ala. Dept. of Trans.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Transportation
In a Title VII action alleging a racially discriminatory failure to promote plaintiff, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed in part where there was...