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Robinson v. Alter Barge Line, Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit over the defendant's termination of the plaintiff's employment on a barge after plaintiff reported that other crew members were using...

McAteer v. Silverleaf Resorts Inc.

ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. sections 1001-1461, does not preempt state law claims of negligence for failing...

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Flowers

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a declaratory judgment action arising from a coverage dispute, an order granting plaintiff-insurer's motion for declaratory judgment is affirmed...

Puerto v. Superior Ct. (Wild Oats Markets, Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In suit alleging wage and hour violations, petition for writ of mandate challenging order requiring persons, previously identified by name by real...

McMahon v. Kindlarski

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. sections 1983 and 1985 alleging that police officers conspired to deny plaintiff's rights under the Fourteenth Amendment,...

Weber v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a former radiologist at a VA facility raising a claim for back pay under the Back Pay Act (BPA), dismissal of the claim is...

Duncan v. Kelly

Labor & Employment Law
The Police Commissioner has the authority to discharge a probationary police officer for conduct committed while serving as a member of the force....

Torrance v. Stout

Labor & Employment Law
In case where petitioner, a supervisor, engaged in the willful and intentional illegal disposition of county property, the penalty of demotion to a...

CDF Firefighters v. Maldonado

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff-labor union on its contract cause of action against two former members is reversed where: 1) one defendant established...

Fichman v. Media Ctr.

Civil Rights, Corp. Governance, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action against a nonprofit organization raising claims under the Age discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities...