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McClain v. Am. Economy Ins.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiffs lacked standing to obtain class action relief for defendants' alleged discriminatory policies which denied homeowners insurance to the...

Johnson v. AT&T Corp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute alleging race and age discrimination, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where it...

Brown v. Valoff

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A prisoner's administrative remedies are exhausted once he has either received all available remedies at an intermediate level or review or been...

Westefer v. Snyder

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court improperly dismissed plaintiff-inmate's section 1983 action which alleged that his transfer to another correctional facility...

Capobianco v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed and the case is remanded to determine whether plaintiff,...

EEOC v. Nat'l Educ. Ass'n

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Offensive conduct that is not facially sex-specific may violate Title VII if there is sufficient circumstantial evidence of qualitative and...

Reaves v. Missouri Dep't of Educ.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
District court did not err in dismissing plaintiff-disabled person's claim which alleged that defendant's refusal to approve her request for a...

Schatz Family v. Franklin County

Civil Rights, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims, asserting violations of the right to family integrity, is affirmed where defendants are entitled to qualified...

Farrell v. Butler Univ.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a sex discrimination suit under Title VII, dismissal of plaintiff's disparate treatment claim is affirmed where she did not establish that...

Brown v. Dep't of Corr.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for employment retaliation, judgment in favor of defendants is affirmed where plaintiff-correctional officer's claim is foreclosed under...