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Gonzalez v. City of Deerfield Beach, Florida

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In claim by current and former employees of defendant-city for unpaid overtime compensation pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), grant of...

Worden v. SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a civil action by plaintiff-former employee against defendant-employer alleging that defendant violated two provisions of the Employee Polygraph...

In reTerrorist Bombings of U.S. Embassies in East Africa (Fourth Amendment Challenges)

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, International Law
Judgments of convictions for offenses arising from involvement in an international conspiracy, led by Osama Bin Laden and organized through the al...

Rouse v. US Dep't of State

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In an action involving an accuracy claim and an access claim under the Privacy Act, motion to dismiss is affirmed where: 1) there is a statute of...

Sandage v. Bd. Comm'r of Vanderburgh County

Civil Rights, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against county officials claiming that the sheriff's department's failure to act on a harassment complaint deprived...

O'Bryan v. Holy See

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a class action suit against defendant-Holy See for claims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, partial grant of defendant's motion to dismiss...

Molina-Crespo v. US Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a claim for violation of the Hatch Act which prohibits state or local officer or employee from being a candidate for elective office, grant of...

Lewis v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Workers' Compensation
In a worker's compensation issue concerning whether the 2005 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule (2005 Schedule) or the previous 1997 Permanent...

Dominguez v. Washington Mutual Bank

Banking Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim for job discrimination based upon sexual orientation, summary judgment in favor of defendant-Washington Mutual Bank is reversed in part and...

McGhee v. Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In suits by two men convicted for murder and released over twenty years later, alleging constitutional violations by the original prosecutors and...