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Peirick v. Indiana Univ. - Purdue Univ. Indianapolis Athletics Dept.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging gender and age discrimination, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part where defendants are immune from suit under the...

Evers v. Regents of the Univ. of Colorado

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a university employee, terminated for alleged fiscal misconduct, raising a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim that he was denied his...

Mitri v. Arnel Mgmt. Co.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In suit against former employer and supervisors for sexual discrimination and harassment, denial of motion to compel arbitration of plaintiffs' claims...

Fielding v. Tollaksen

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In action for malicious prosecution and abuse of process, judgment for defendants on plaintiff's civil rights complaint is affirmed as, since it was...

Sarnowski v. Air Brooke Limousine, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a former service manager against a limousine company alleging that plaintiff's termination violated the Family Medical Leave...

Equal Access for El Paso, Inc. v. Hawkins

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Health Law
In light of the Supreme Court's decision in Gonzaga Univ. v. Doe, 536 U.S. 273 (2002), the Medicaid Act's Equal Access provision, 42 U.S.C. section...

Price v. Rosiek Constr. Co.

Civil Rights, Construction, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII and 42 U.S.C. section 1981a suit against defendant-construction company alleging that plaintiff was discharged because he is...

Munsell v. Dep't of Agric.

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In suit against defendant alleging Food Safety and Inspection Service officials used defendant's enforcement powers to retaliate against plaintiff for...

Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a class action suit by women employees against Wal-Mart alleging sexual discrimination under Title VII, certification of plaintiffs' class with...

Arledge v. Franklin County, Ohio

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit alleging due process violations under the state custody theory, the state-created-danger theory, and the unconstitutional policy or custom...