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Gunville v. Walker

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' lawsuit against various Illinois state officials arising from termination of their employment with the Illinois Department of...

Elkadrawy v. Vanguard Group Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's race, national-origin, employment discrimination and retaliation action against defendant-former employer, district court's dismissal...

Ekstrand v. Sch. Dist. of Somerset

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's lawsuit against her former employer claiming that school district failed to accommodate her seasonal effective disorder and...

Catholic Healthcare W. v. California Ins. Guarantee Ass'n

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant-insurance company is reversed and remanded where: 1) any claims presented by the...

McBride v. BIC Consumer Prods. Mfg. Co.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that defendant-employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by terminating plaintiff's employment rather than...

Rabbers v. Comm'r Soc. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court's denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed where, although the ALJ clearly did not make the...

Buesa v. City of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff-police officers' lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBRA), trial...

Balen v. Holland Am. Line Inc.

Admiralty, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for unpaid wages under the Seamen's Wage Act, the district court's order granting defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed...

Remexcel Managerial Consultants, Inc. v. Arlequin

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a political discrimination case against a municipality in Puerto Rico, default judgment against defendants is affirmed where the district court did...

Pedroza v. Benefits Rev. Bd.

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of the Benefits Review Board's determination that petitioner was not entitled to disability benefits under the Longshore and...