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Miyler v. Village of East Galesburg

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming violation of plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment rights after he lost his position as chief of police,...

Stodghill v. Wellston Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a superintendent against his former school district and officials arising from alleged stigmatizing public comments made about plaintiff...

Niles Township High School Dist. 219 v. Illinois Educ. Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the matter of a petition seeking administrative review, finding that the petitioner-District committed an unfair labor practice under section...

Goulet v. New Penn Motor Express, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging breach of a labor agreement by an employer and breach of the duty of fair representation by a union, verdicts in favor of...

Evans v. Eaton Corp. Long Term Disability Plan

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In suit by terminated employee to recover long-term disability benefits under ERISA, award of benefits to plaintiff is reversed where the district...

Van Voorhis v. Hillsborough County Bd. of County Comm'rs

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In suit by helicopter pilot alleging discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. E. Bay Taxi Drivers Ass'n & Bhd. of Teamsters

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
An NLRB decision finding that petitioner-cab company's taxicab drivers are "employees", as opposed to independent contractors, and that the company...

United Steelworkers of Am. v. Retirement Income Plan for Hourly-Rated Employees of ASARCO, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a union and retirees' action against the owner and operator of a copper smelter plant's retirement plan seeking to compel arbitration of retirees'...

Doyle v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In case where ERISA administrator denied benefits to a plan beneficiary, summary judgment for the administrator is reversed as the court used the...

Hepp v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act is affirmed over claims that: 1) claimant...