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Peterson v. County of Dakota

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law action brought by a county employee after she was terminated for falsifying a time record and making...

Admin. Comm. of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Assocs.' Health & Welfare Plan v. Gamboa

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action brought by a family injured in a drunk driving accident, summary judgment for defendants, refusing to enforce a reimbursement...

Kirkendall v. Dep't of the Army

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Dismissal of disabled veteran's claims that he had been discriminated against in violation of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) and the...

Guilbert v. Gardner

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Principal holding of summary judgment for defendants is vacated in part as to plaintiff's breach of contract claim to the extent that claim...

Resolution Performance Products, LLC v. Paper Allied Indus. Chemical & Energy Workers Int'l Union

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a labor dispute involving the purchaser of Shell Oil Company and its decision to use only subcontractors, as opposed to union members, for...

Kramer v. Rumsfeld

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In case where plaintiff civilians employed as National Guard Technicians were involuntarily separated from service and not provided competitive...

Incalza v. Fendi N. Am., Inc.

Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) does not preempt California labor laws that forbid employers from firing an employee without...

Welch v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An order awarding plaintiff attorney's fees in an ERISA matter is affirmed in part, but vacated in part pursuant to plaintiff's challenge where the...

Lowdermilk v. US Bank Nat'l Assoc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), when the plaintiff has pled damages less than the jurisdictional amount, in order to remove the...

Lettieri v. Equant Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In case alleging wrongful discharge based on gender discrimination and retaliation for complaining, summary judgement for defendant former employer is...