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Sanchez v. Johnson

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Developmentally disabled recipients of Medicaid funds and their service providers do not have a private right of action against state officials to...

Lacy v. City of Bolivar

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit, defendants' actions in holding plaintiff for the purpose of performing a psychiatric evaluation, pursuant to the provisions of...

Shafer v. Kal Kan Foods, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim, alleging that he was discharged in retaliation for his complaints against a co-worker, is affirmed where he failed to...

Waubanascum v. Shawano County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Juvenile Law
A jury verdict in favor of plaintiff, who was sexually abused while in foster care, is reversed where defendant-county owed no constitutional duty to...

Golberg v. Hennepin County

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Delay in processing plaintiff, following her arrest, was mere negligence and cannot satisfy the standard of criminal recklessness needed to prove that...

Andrews v. Fuoss

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly dismissed plaintiff's section 1983 claim, which alleged that defendant-sheriff violated her Fourth Amendment right to be...

Pointer v. DART

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A jury verdict adverse to plaintiff's claims of racial discrimination is affirmed where the jury would not have found that defendant-employer's stated...

Venkatraman v. REI Sys.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, alleging employment discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, is affirmed where his...

Darnell v. Thermafiber, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, is affirmed where his uncontrolled...

Woodard v. Andrus

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 suit, claiming that defendant charged her fees in excess of, or not authorized, by state statute, is reversed...