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Martinez v. City of St. Louis

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by unsuccessful white applicants for entry level firefighter positions alleging they were victims of unlawful reverse racial...

Swiger v. Allegheny Energy, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a tort suit asserting numerous state-law claims, dismissal for lack of federal diversity jurisdiction is affirmed where a federal district court...

Lombardo v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dept. of Pub. Welfare

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment-discrimination suit against a state agency, denial of a motion to dismiss is reversed where: 1) by voluntarily removing the matter...

United Bhd. of Carpenters & Joiners of Am. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Six restrictions on expressive activity promulgated and enforced by two California shopping malls infringe on the free speech rights guaranteed by the...

Mark v. Spencer

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action case, judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) the trial court did not err in sustaining the demurrer without leave to...

Gong v. RFG Oil, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Denial of motion to disqualify counsel for defendants is reversed and remanded where: 1) an actual conflict of interest existed between defendants;...

Craft v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of a motion to alter or amend a judgment that plaintiff did not qualify for Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits is...

Lucas v. PyraMax Bank, FSB

Banking Law, Civil Rights, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and ERISA alleging illegal demotion, termination, and...

US v. Easterday

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
A conviction for willful failure to pay over employee payroll taxes is affirmed where: 1) US v. Poll, 521 F.2d 329 (9th Cir. 1975), is no longer good...

Stubbs-Danielson v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of an application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act is affirmed over claims that the ALJ: 1) failed to give any...