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Soto-Lebron v. Federal Express Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a matter brought by former employee against defendant FedEx following his termination, grant of FedEx's motion for judgment as a matter of law on...

Henry v. Milwaukee County

Civil Rights, Juvenile Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit alleging sex discrimination and retaliation by defendant-employer for its policy of assigning some correction officers' shifts in...

Hurlic v. S. California Gas Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against defendant-company and its pension plan alleging that company's amendment of the plan violated both ERISA and the California Fair...

In Re: Nortel Networks Corp. Securities Litig.

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a matter involving attorneys' fees following settlement of a private securities class action, judgment awarding 3% of the class's recovery to class...

Tyson v. Gannett Co., Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In an employee's suit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff provided no...

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

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a malicious prosecution suit alleging that defendant fired plaintiff without probable cause to believe that she had stolen train tickets, denial of...

Gaeth v. Hartford Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An award of attorney's fees to claimant pursuant to a finding that plan administrator's termination of long term disability benefits was arbitrary and...

Nasim v. Los Robles Reg'l Med. Ctr.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for plaintiff-doctor overturning an administrative decision terminating his privileges to practice in a hospital is affirmed where: 1)...

Alternate Fuels, Inc. v. Cabanas

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In an action against Missouri Department of Natural Resources officials claiming denial of equal protection, tortious interference with contract, and...

Petty v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville-Davidson County

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In former police officer's action claiming that defendant violated plaintiff's rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights...