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Racicot v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights...

Fisher v. Lovejoy

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 claim, alleging that defendant did not protect him from being stabbed by other inmates, is affirmed where no...

Brummett v. Sinclair Broad. Group, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's race discrimination claim is affirmed where he has not proven that a similarly situated employee not in his protected class...

Head v. Glacial Northwest

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims for disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act is reversed where he alleged sufficient...

Simmat v. US Bureau of Prisons

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's suit against a prison dentist is dismissed for failure to exhaust his administrative remedies pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform...

Cepero-Rivera v. Fagundo

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's claim, alleging that the termination of his employment was motivated by his political affiliation, was properly dismissed where the...

Porter v. Natsios

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Although plaintiff prevailed in his retaliation claim, the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining, under 42 U.S.C. section...

Greeno v. Daley

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's Eighth Amendment claim against Wisconsin Department of Corrections' employees is reversed where a jury could reasonably...

Wilson v. McRae's Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendant on the ground that plaintiff's grievance, claiming false arrest, arises under state...

Conner v. Illinois Dep't of Nat. Res.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff cannot show...