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Pittman v. State of Oregon

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of a civil rights suit, 42 U.S.C. section 1981 does not contain a cause of action against states.

Lundstrom v. Maguire Tank, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a personal injury action brought by an individual injured on a job site operated by defendant-general contractor, summary judgment based on a...

Dovenmuehler v. St. Cloud Hosp.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a hospital claiming a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state law, summary judgment for the hospital is...

Saban v. Dep't of Labor

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Petition for review of a denial of petitioner's claim that he was wrongfully terminated in violation of the whistleblower provision of the Pipeline...

Emery v. Northeast Illinois Reg'l Commuter R.R. Corp.

Labor & Employment Law
In a six-count complaint against plaintiff's former employer and five former co-workers where all but one count was dismissed, dismissal of claims...

Odie v. Illinois Dep't of Employment Sec.

Labor & Employment Law
In the matter of a claim for benefits under the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act, denial of plaintiff's claim based on misconduct in connection...

Jewell v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.

ERISA, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
An order granting plaintiff's claim for long-term disability benefits under ERISA is reversed where the district court abused its discretion in...

Albritton v. Cagles, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In cases arising from some of the "donning and doffing" litigation, alleging compensation is owed for time spent putting on and taking off protective...

Highlands Hosp. Corp. v. NLRB

Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of respondent board's finding that an employer's withdrawal of recognition from a union violated the National Labor Relations Act...

Montgomery County Texas v. Park

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
For a personnel action to be adverse within the meaning of the Texas Whistleblower Act, it must be material, and thus likely to deter a reasonable,...