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Ali v. Shaw

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute arising from plaintiff's firing from her position at a county Board of Review, summary judgment in favor of defendant-county board...

CertainTeed Corp v. Williams

Commercial Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a company seeking to enforce a restrictive covenant against an employee who began working for a competitor, denial of a preliminary...

Schultz v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under the Social Security Act is affirmed over...

Williamson v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that insurer/administrator wrongfully denied health insurance benefits for plaintiff's daughter pursuant to an employee health...

Thyroff v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
On certified question from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, plaintiff may maintain a claim for the conversion of electronic data where...

Carter v. Escondido Union High Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law
In a suit for wrongful termination claiming employer declined to reelect plaintiff to his probationary teaching position in retaliation for blowing...

Tully v. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a dispute arising from the Bureau of Prisons' refusal to pay petitioner for holidays during a leave of absence, a decision in favor of the...

Krieg v. Seybold

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging Fourth Amendment and due process violations brought by a former city employee who was terminated after refusing to submit to a...

EEOC v. Schneider Nat'l, Inc

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by the EEOC challenging the dismissal of an employee because of a medical condition, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed...

Cook v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a complaint for Social Security benefits as untimely filed is affirmed where the complaint was filed one day beyond the close of the...