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Wilson v. City of Boston

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit alleging unlawful arrest, defendant-police officer was entitled to judgment as a matter of law on the basis of qualified...

Cmty. Serv. Inc. v. Wind Gap Muni. Auth.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Defendant's classification of plaintiff's house, used for caretaker services, as a personal care home and commercial facility does not constitute...

Behrens v. Regier

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 claim, alleging that he was erroneously labeled as a child abuser, is affirmed where his complaint failed to...

Hicks v. Moore

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A county jail's practice of strip searching all detainees who are to be placed in the general jail population did not violate plaintiff's...

Horsford v. Bd. of Trustees

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, the jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs is affirmed over defendant's claim that plaintiffs did not suffer an...

East-Miller v. Lake County Highway Dep't

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims, alleging discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act, is affirmed where she provided no direct or...

Gilooly v. Missouri Dep't of Health

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to avoid summary judgment on the claim that his termination was in...

Green v. State of New Mexico

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging discriminatory discharge on the basis of sex, is affirmed where she failed to establish a genuine issue of...

Davis v. KARK-TV, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims of race discrimination and retaliation is affirmed where defendant-employer established a legitimate,...

Turner v. Ashcroft

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's claim of retaliation is reversed where a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether the stated reason...