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Griffith v. Lanier

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought to enjoin the enforcement of a regulation which brought a corps of unpaid volunteers who assist full-time officers of the D.C....

Lugo-Velazquez v. Stiefel Lab., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an appeal primarily addressing an employee's ERISA-related claims against a former employer, summary judgment for employer is affirmed over...

Fitzgerald v. Action, Inc.

Civil Rights, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against former employer premised on claims of age discrimination and interference with employment benefits, summary judgment for employer...

Smith v. Int'l Paper Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit against employer for alleged employment retaliation, summary judgment for employer is affirmed where the employee failed to...

Garg v. Potter

Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that the US Postal Service failed to accommodate plaintiff's disability and constructively discharged her, summary judgment for...

Diaz v. Eagle Produce Ltd. P'ship

Agriculture, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by four farm workers under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) after being discharged in the context of a seasonal...

Bishop v. Lucent Techs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
An order dismissing retirees' claims for breach of fiduciary duty against their former employer and its employment benefit plan is affirmed where the...

Consol. Coal Co. v. Office of Workers' Comp. Programs

Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Petition for review of a decision granting benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act is denied where the ALJ's determination was supported by...

Jonites v. Exelon Corp.

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Public Utilities
In a suit alleging that defendant violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by the way it implemented its on-call program and also by forcing plaintiffs...