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McKinnon v. Otis Elevator Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In the context of workers- compensation and an employer-s subrogation action against an alleged third-party tortfeasor, when an employer fails to...

Rapp v. Office of Personnel Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
A decision terminating former Navy employee's disability annuity is vacated and remanded where there was an insufficient basis upon which to determine...

Dillard v. Starcon Int'l, Inc.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a workplace suit alleging racial discrimination, enforcement of an oral settlement agreement is affirmed where the magistrate judge did not abuse...

Amber-Messick v. US

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by the mother of a fourteen-year old "apprentice firefighter" with a fire department following his death in a traffic accident, a...

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians v. Ryan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Native American tribe's suit for declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent the Maine Human Rights Commission from hearing an employment...

Aroostook Band of Micmacs v. Ryan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
A magistrate judge's determination that federal law prevents an agency of the state of Maine from enforcing state employment discrimination laws...

Libel v. Adventure Lands of Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought against former employer-amusement park operator under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ERISA, and state law, summary...

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. Cmty. Health Servs., Inc.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In proceedings arising from a labor dispute, applications by the National Labor Relations Board to enforce twin orders against respondent-hospital...

On-Line Power v. Mazur

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law
Order denying attorney's fees after settlement of action for unpaid wages pursuant to a statutory offer of compromise is reversed where the trial...

E. Bay Automotive Council v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
An affirmative bargaining order issued by the NLRB after nearly eight years of litigation involving employer-automotive dealer and a union is enforced...