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Burrell v. Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit raising employment discrimination and retaliation claims against defendant-Dr. Pepper, summary judgment for the employer is affirmed in part...

Flynn v. Dick Corp.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant company on plaintiffs' claim for employee benefit contributions to union pension fund is reversed as the requested...

Wilburn v. Robinson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit brought by applicant for position of D.C. Director of the Office of Human Rights claiming she was not selected in retaliation for criticizing...

Higgins v. Gonzales

Civil Rights, Government Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII case brought by a former Assistant U.S. Attorney alleging racial discrimination and retaliation, summary judgment for employer is...

Jencks v. Modern Woodsmen of Am.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a lawsuit alleging plaintiff was denied an opportunity with defendant-company in retaliation for her earlier victory in a Title VII case against...

Baldwin v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ala.

Labor & Employment Law
In suit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation, including claims that supervisor frequently used profanity, referred to staff using profane terms,...

El v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transp. Auth.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a Title VII action alleging employment discrimination based on race arising from state transportation agency's policy, which allegedly...

Knight v. Kirby Inland Marine Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a toxic tort suit under the Jones Act brought by a tankerman against defendants-employers, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1)...

Fairley v. Fermaint

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 brought by two former prison guards alleging retaliation for their defense of prisoners' rights, denial of...

Carpenters & Millwrights Union v. NLRB

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case where company owners distributed all company's funds to themselves, respondent's reversal of ALJ's piercing of corporate veil to impose...