all - Opinion Summaries

Pourghoraishi v. Flying J, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of 42 U.S.C. 1981 and 1983 claims in a case involving alleged racial discrimination during an arrest is affirmed where the defendants in the...

Guttman v. Khalsa

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Health Law
Summary judgment for defendants on a claim of violations of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 in the...

Johnson v. Goord

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Summary judgment for defendants in prisoner civil rights action is affirmed where plaintiff prisoner does not have a constitutional right to free...

Tomasso v. Boeing Co.

Civil Rights, ERISA, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in an age discrimination suit is reversed in part as to claims brought under the Age Discrimination in...

Matrixx Initiatives v. Doe

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Order compelling third parties to answer deposition questions designed to discover the identity of two individuals who posted statements critical of...

Febren v. Camden Bd. of Educ.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
Dismissal of claims brought under the self-care provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by custodians and mechanics fired by defendant,...

Brooks v. County Comm'n of Jefferson County, AL

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed over claim that the district court erroneously found plaintiff did not establish that defendant...

M.T.V. v. DeKalb County Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Benefits, Government Law
Dismissal of suit for failure to exhaust IDEA's administrative remedies on retaliation claims, and affirmance of ALJ's order requiring plaintiffs to...

Valdizan v. Rivera-Hernandez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of summary judgment for defendant in a political employment discrimination case is reversed on grounds of qualified immunity where the...

Gandziami-Mickhou v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Evidence, Immigration Law
Denial of application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Convention Against Torture, is affirmed over claim that the IJ...