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Hobley v. Burge

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Sanctions
Sanction of waiver of attorney work-product privilege with regards to a discovery dispute in an underlying civil rights claim against...

Heiko v. Colombo Sav. Bank

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Elimination of bodily waste is a "major life activity" within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Summary judgment for...

Wertish v. Krueger

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for police officer defendant on civil rights and state law claims involving diabetic plaintiff's traffic arrest and allegedly...

Davis v. Novy

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Judgment as a matter of law for police officer defendants in a civil rights action alleging illegal detention and search by police officers is...

Evans v. City of Chicago

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in claims under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), civil rights laws, and common law...

McKee v. Hart

Civil Rights, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of defendant's summary judgment motion seeking qualified immunity in a civil rights suit alleging workplace retaliation is reversed where...

Rosario-Urdaz v. Velazco

Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's damage claims for political discrimination and grant of injunctive relief restoring plaintiff to her career position is...

Armstrong v. City of Melvindale

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment in a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 regarding an illegal police search is reversed...

Campbell v. Rainbow City

Civil Rights, Construction, Elections, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of municipal defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law in a civil rights suit involving property development is reversed where...

Cotton v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment entered in favor of employer defendant on a complaint of sexual harassment and retaliation is affirmed where plaintiff did not...