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King v. PA Consulting Group, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute arising from arising from plaintiff's acrimonious departure from his former employer, and centering on a series of noncompete provisions...

Miller v. Filter

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In malicious prosecution action arising from District Attorney's temporary deputizing of lawyers working for California District Attorneys Association...

Venetian Casino Resort, LLC v. NLRB

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Respondent's holding that petitioner's actions in responding to a union demonstration on its sidewalk were unfair labor practices is affirmed as to a...

Opeta v. Northwest Airlines Pension Plan for Contract Employees

Administrative Law, ERISA, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment finding that plaintiff was not "totally and permanently" disabled, and therefore ineligible for a disability pension benefit under an...

Adams v. State of California Dep't of Health Servs.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging civil rights, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and related claims brought against a state health agency and other defendants arising...

Simpson v. Thomure

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability, Workers' Compensation
In an action brought by worker injured in an accident at work while operating a power press machine against defendants, out-of-state power press...

Isaacs v. Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging employment discrimination against a pet food manufacturer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in part, but reversed in part...

Townsend v. Soc. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal arising from Social Security proceedings, an order denying plaintiff's application for attorney's fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal...

Aleman v. Chugach Support Servs., Inc.

Civil Rights, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit against companies owned by Native Alaskans alleging violations of 42 U.S.C. section 1981 and Title VII of the...

Brodie v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
Following the 2004 omnibus reform of California's workers' compensation scheme, the apportionment formula adopted in Fuentes v. Workers' Comp. Appeals...