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Albra v. Advan, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In suit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Florida Omnibus AIDS Act, dismissal of complaint is affirmed as: 1)...

Johnston v. Tampa Sports Auth.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sports Law
In suit by Tampa Bay Buccaneer football game season ticket holder challenging a policy of conducting limited above-the-waist pat-down searches of all...

Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Auth.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a long-running litigation over racial discrimination in public housing in Chicago, award of attorney's fees to plaintiffs' attorneys is affirmed...

Lindsey v. City of Orrick

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against a city alleging plaintiff-public works director was unlawfully dismissed for accusing the city council of...

Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bank's declaratory judgment action brought against a husband and wife, and their family farm and ranch business located on tribal land, seeking...

Parker v. Gen. Extrusions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Judgment as a matter of law for defendant on plaintiff's claim for punitive damages in relation to her Title VII gender discrimination suit is...

Gallanis-Politis v. Medina

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit by plaintiff county employee alleging discrimination and retaliation, denial of defendants' special motion to strike the complaint under the...

Beltran v. Santa Clara County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
Social workers are entitled to absolute immunity for verified statements in petitions filed with a dependency court, both with respect to dependency...

Wilkie v. Robbins

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by the owner and operator of a commercial guest resort against officials of the Bureau of Land Management alleging harassment and...

Morse v. Frederick

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
Schools may take steps to safeguard those entrusted to their care from speech that can reasonably be regarded as encouraging illegal drug use. Thus,...