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Bell v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit alleging violations of the Labor Management Relations Act when defendant allegedly failed to recall laid-off workers for job openings,...

Brinkley v. Public Storage, Inc.

Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class and individual action against defendant-former employer for violations of the Labor Code, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where:...

Cohen v. Mem'l Sloan-Kettering Cancer Ctr.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under Labor Law section 240(1), summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where no Labor Law section 240(1) liability exists where an...

McDonald v. Antelope Valley Cmty. College Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
When an employee voluntarily pursues an internal administrative remedy prior to filing a complaint under the California Fair Employment and Housing...

Negrete v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. (Amtrak)

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions, Workers' Compensation
Dismissal of a suit seeking compensation for injuries allegedly suffered by plaintiff while working for defendant, dismissal as a sanction for...

Kosmicki v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action for reinstatement and back pay under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), claiming that plaintiff's employer-railway terminated his...

Chubb v. Delaware

Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a claim by a state employee for workers' compensation benefits, an Industrial Accident Board finding against claimant is affirmed where: 1)...

Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and...

Interactive Intelligence, Inc. v. KeyCorp

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging various contractual and tort claims arising out of foreign exchange currency transactions, summary judgment for defendants is...

Leister v. Dovetail, Inc.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit by an employee under ERISA to recover 401(k) contributions that defendant-employer allegedly promised but failed to make, judgment and award...