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Ragone v. Atlantic Video

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a sexual harassment action, dismissal of the complaint and a grant of defendant's motion to compel arbitration are affirmed where: 1) the fact that...

DeRosa v. Nat'l. Envelope Corp.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging discrimination on account of a medical disability, summary judgment for defendant is vacated where plaintiff's statements on his...

Baker v. St. Paul Travelers Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action seeking to recover under the Underinsured Motorist (UIM) provision of her employer's automobile insurance policy, arising from...

Schuler v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against an accounting firm alleging that the firm refused to make plaintiffs partners because of their ages, in violation of the Age...

Rite Aid of Pennsylvania, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 1776

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by a union against a drugstore chain (Rite Aid), claiming that Rite Aid denied entry when union representatives attempted to enter six of...

Galveston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Jaco

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action against a school district under the Texas Whistleblower Act, claiming that he was demoted from his position as a director of...

Galveston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Jaco

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action against a school district under the Texas Whistleblower Act, claiming that he was demoted from his position as a director of...

Ansys, Inc. v. Computational Dynamics N. Am., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
In plaintiff's suit against its former employee and his new employer (a competitor) claiming breach of noncompetition and confidentiality clauses in...

Conley v. Nat'l Mines Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Order of the Benefits Review Board reversing an Administrative Law Judge's award of black lung benefits on a widow's claim filed by petitioner under...

Devlin v. Kalm

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against various state officials claiming that his termination from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB)...