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Alvarado v. Texas Rangers

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit raising a Title VII claim alleging that plaintiff was denied an appointment to her employer's Texas Rangers Division because of her sex,...

Morales v. Jones

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging retaliation by a police chief and deputy in violation of the First Amendment, judgment for plaintiffs is reversed and remanded...

Bernier v. Morningstar, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging sexual harassment, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff never notified his employer of the perceived...

Siebel v. Mittlesteadt

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
For purposes of constituting a favorable termination of a lawsuit as a predicate for a subsequent malicious prosecution action, a postjudgment...

Orn v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of an application for Social Security benefits is reversed and remanded for a calculation of beneifts where: 1) the ALJ did not give "specific,...

Huff v. Sheahan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging race and sex discrimination against the Sheriff of Cook County, judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where the district...

Nasti v. CIBA Spec. Chemicals

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought against CIBA alleging sex discrimination and defamation, summary judgment for CIBA is affirmed where: 1) the record demonstrated...

Berquist v. Washington Mut. Bank

Banking Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against a bank alleging age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), summary judgment for the bank...

Zipperer v. Raytheon Co., Inc.

Contracts, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit asserting state law claims of negligence, equitable estoppel and negligent misrepresentation against plaintiff's former employer after the...

McCoy v. City of Shreveport

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of black female former police lieutenant's employment discrimination suit against a city is affirmed where: 1) adverse summary judgment on...