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Cox v. Sugg

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit seeking to hold university officials liable for sexual harassment plaintiff suffered from one of her professors while she was an undergraduate...

Bennett v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a case involving several individuals' claims against an airline, an airplane manufacturer and the city of Chicago after a plane ran off a runway...

Breen v. Texas A & M Univ.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims for damages arising out of the collapse of the Texas A&M University bonfire stack which killed or injured...

US v. Petruk

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Sentencing
In a case involving restitution to the government for conspiracy to fraudulently obtain federal housing subsidies, a judgment finding defendants...

Torres-Martinez v. Puerto Rico Dep't of Corr.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit involving political discrimination and Fourteenth Amendment claims against a government employer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Ruiz-Rosa v. Rivera-Gonzalez

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit alleging violations of the Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and medical malpractice under Puerto Rico...

Staley v. Harris County

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In a case raising the question of whether the display of a Bible in a monument dedicated to a philanthropic citizen and located on the grounds of a...

Alexander v. Mt. Sinai Hosp. Med. Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice action removed to federal court after one of the doctors was deemed to be a federal employee, judgment for defendants is...

Hawkeye Commodity Promotions, Inc. v. Vilsack

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Evidence, Gaming Law, Government Law
In a constitutional challenge to Iowa legislation ending the TouchPlay lottery game, district court's rejection of the challenge is affirmed over: 1)...

City of Watsonville v. Corrigan

Construction, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In indeminity action arising from suits for damages related to soil instability on property purchased from respondents and others, judgment against...