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Bradich v. City of Chicago

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit, judgment in favor of defendant-police officers is vacated where a reaonable jury could conclude that they were deliberately...

Ruiz-Casillas v. Camacho-Morales

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a section 1983 action alleging political discrimination, dismissal of plaintiff's claim is affirmed over her challenge to the district court's...

Hearns v. Terhune

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-inmate's section 1983 suit, alleging Eighth Amendment rights violations, is reversed where he properly alleged facts that...

Rosewood Serv. Inc. v. Sunflower Diversified Serv.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a section 1983 action, defendants, a private non-profit corporation and its president, are not entitled to assert qualified immunity because they...

WI Cmty. Serv. Inc. v. City of Milwaukee

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The district court erred when it required defendant-City, under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, to issue a...

Schroder v. City of Fort Thomas

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiffs' section 1983 claim, alleging that defendant-City violated their due process rights by failing to act upon their request to lower the speed...

Wheeler v. BL Dev. Corp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action, the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer where plaintiffs failed to come...

Medina v. State of New Mexico

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims, alleging gender-based hostile work environment and retaliation, is affirmed where plaintiff failed to demonstrate...

Angelucci v. Century Supper Club

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
An Unruh Act plaintiff seeking to recover for sex-based price discounts must, at a minimum, plead and prove a request for equal treatment.

McGreevy v. Stroup

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where a reasonable jury could find that defendant's adverse...