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Hugh v. Butler County

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a gender-based employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court erred when it found that...

Hernandez v. HCH Miller Park

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII, a jury verdict in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's challenges to the...

Swipies v. Kofka

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, a jury properly found that plaintiff's procedural due process rights were violated; however, its award of punitive damages...

The Tool Box, Inc. v. Ogden City Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a First Amendment civil rights complaint, denial of plaintiff's postjudgment motion to amend its complaint is affirmed where the motion to amend...

Pasdon v. City of Peabody

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's section 1983 suit, alleging violations of his constitutional rights, was properly dismissed by the district court pursuant to Federal Rule...

Webber v. Int'l Paper Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a disability discrimination claim, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff failed to meet his burden of proof to show...

Bostic v. Smyrna Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging that defendant-school was deliberately indifferent to an inappropriate teacher-student relationship, a jury verdict in favor of...

Knott v. Sullivan

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, the district court erred in granting summary judgment to defendant-police officers where the search of plaintiff's vehicle...

McClaren v. Morrison Mgmt. Specialists, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court properly found that plaintiff was judicially estopped from establishing a prima facie case of age discrimination because of...

Wright v. Sims

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-Sheriff was entitled to qualified immunity against plaintiff's constructive discharge claim where plaintiff failed to show that her work...