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Morris v. City of Chillicothe

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that a police chief, police department, a city, and city council members terminated plaintiff in...

Darst v. Interstate Brands Corp.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiff's termination violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the...

Nat'l Mining Ass'n v. MSHA

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review challenging final rule requiring mine operators to place portable oxygen devices in escapeways of the mine and in a "hardened...

Lulaj v. Wackenhut Corp.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Denial of employer's motion for renewed judgment as a matter of law, or a new trial, following a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff on a claim of sex...

Utah Educ. Ass'n v. Shurtleff

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by various Utah labor unions claiming that Utah's Voluntary Contributions Act (VCA) violates the First Amendment by restricting...

Nelson v. Nat'l Aeronautics & Space Admin.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action brought by scientists, engineers, and administrative support personnel at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) challenging NASA's recently...

McGarry v. Sax

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving injuries arising from a melee for a skateboard deck that was thrown into a horde of spectators watching a skateboard exhibition,...

Golden Gate Restaurant Ass'n v. City & County of San Francisco

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action challenging certain provisions of the newly enacted San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance, arguing that they are preempted by...

Pennington v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case brought by a police officer alleging that, after an altercation at a bar while he was off duty, he was unlawfully required to take the...

Saffon v. Wells Fargo & Co. Long Term Disability Plan

ERISA, Evidence, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action arising from defendant-plan administrator's termination of her long-term disability benefits, denial of relief for plaintiff is...