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Ye v. US

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action arising out of a patient's death shortly after receiving a doctor's assurances, a mere assurance by a state actor cannot be an...

Timmerman v. US Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by an individual terminated from her position as a branch manager at U.S. Bank setting forth federal claims of sex and age...

Scott v. Harris

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
A police officer's attempt to terminate a dangerous high-speed car chase that threatens the lives of innocent by-standers does not violate the Fourth...

United Haulers Ass'n, Inc. v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Mgmt. Auth.

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by a trade association and individual haulers under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that certain counties' flow control ordinances...

Malais v. L.A. City Fire Dep't

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit alleging disability discrimination and adverse employment action in violation of public policy, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Jones v. Allen

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of plaintiff death row inmate's motion to stay his execution by lethal injection is affirmed over claim that the district court clearly erred...

Cox v. Sugg

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit seeking to hold university officials liable for sexual harassment plaintiff suffered from one of her professors while she was an undergraduate...

Allison v. City of E. Lansing

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by university employees alleging Fourth Amendment violations that occurred during a city fire department's...

Elnashar v. Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that defendant-employer discriminated against plaintiff on the basis of his Arabic race in the wake of the September 11, 2001,...

Grayson v. Ross

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
Pursuant to an answer provided by the Arkansas Supreme Court, which adopted the deliberate indifference standard of care to be applied under state law...