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Myers v. Central Fla. Invs., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a battery and sexual harassment action, partial judgment for plaintiff and for defendants is affirmed where: 1) defendants failed to show that the...

Kannady v. City of Kiowa

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) based on defendant's refusal to hire plaintiff as a police officer, summary...

Bivens v. Trent

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against his Illinois state police supervisors claiming that they retaliated against him because he...

Delgado v. Office of Pers. Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming the Office of Personnel Management's decision to terminate a former US Postal Service...

Slattery v. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board holding that the INS's non-selection of petitioner for any of the law enforcement position for which...

Dow v. Gen. Serv. Admin.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board dismissing, for lack of jurisdiction, petitioner's challenge to the General Services Administration's...

Stewart v. St. Elizabeth's Hosp. & Dist. of Colum. Dept. of Mental Health

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Rehabilitation Act action claiming that defendant-hospital failed to accommodate her disability by refusing her request for a transfer to a...

Robinson-Smith v. Gov't. Employees Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action by insurance adjusters seeking overtime benefits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), summary judgment for plaintiffs is...

Capone v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action seeking disability benefits from an insurer, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) even if plaintiff's dive off a...

Runner v. N.Y. Stock Exch.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action based on an injury plaintiff sustained while using a pulley to move a reel of wire down a small flight of stairs, judgment as a matter of...