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Magallanes v. Ill. Bell Tel. Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of an employment-discrimination suit because the parties had settled is reversed where defendant-employer did not meet its burden to prove...

Montano v. Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In a suit seeking recovery for injuries suffered by plaintiffs in confrontations with police, dismissals of plaintiffs' claims are affirmed in part...

Gil v. Reed

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an inmate's negligence, malpractice, and civil rights suit against prison medical staff, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where the...

Cox v. Ocean View Hotel Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination case involving an employment agreement containing a mandatory arbitration clause, denial of defendant-employer's...

Urban Habitat v. City of Pleasanton

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against a city involving, inter alia, certain of its local land use decisions, dismissal of non-profit organization's petition for writ...

George v. Shelton

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that state employees violated 42 U.S.C. section 1983 by refusing to hire plaintiff because of his affiliation with the Republican...

Williams v. Town of Greenburgh

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, judgment dismissing plaintiff's claims against defendant-town and two municipal officers is affirmed where:...

Am. Civil Liberties Union v. Mukasey

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law
In a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA), the statute is held unconstitutional where it is: 1) a...

Parsons v. City of Pontiac

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a former firefighter's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against city and police alleging that his constitutional rights were violated because he was...

Westrec Marina Mgmt., Inc. v. Arrowood Indem. Co.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a coverage dispute arising from plaintiff-insured's failure to timely report claims as required under its insurance policies, judgment denying...