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Voyticky v. Village of Timberlake

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, summary judgment against plaintiff's claims, alleging malicious prosecution and false arrest, is affirmed where defendants...

Jaurdon v. Cricket Communications, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiffs' appeal of the dismissal of their Title VII action is dismissed since defendant-employer filed for Chapter 11 protection while the appeal...

Soliman v. Johanns

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action alleging employment discrimination, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's motion for an...

St. John v. Hickey

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit alleging excessive force and wrongful arrest, summary judgment in favor of the defendants in their individual capacities is...

Ballard v. Wall

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 action, alleging that he was illegally kept in jail until he paid his debt, is reversed where the district court...

Bryant v. Compass Group

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an unlawful termination suit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where he failed to provide evidence that his race or retaliation for...

Bryant v. Compass Group

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an unlawful termination suit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where he failed to provide evidence that his race or retaliation for...

Ellis v. Sheahan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a section 1983 suit seeking backpay, plaintiff's procedural due process challenge is dismissed where she was not denied the opportunity for a...

Kautz v. Met-Pro Corp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's age discrimination claim is affirmed where plaintiff did not meet his burden of proving that his employer's reasons for...

McCoy v. City of Monticello

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment against plaintiffs' claims of unconstitutional custom and failure to train is affirmed where the record fails to establish either...