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Parrish v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action arising from petitioner's removal from government employment in a Reduction in Force (RIF), dismissal of his appeal for lack of...

Wishkin v. Potter

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving a claim of disability discrimination brought by mentally disabled plaintiff under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, summary judgment...

Dukes v. Wal-Mart, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a class action suit by women employees against Wal-Mart alleging sexual discrimination under Title VII, certification of plaintiffs' class with...

Davis v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Denial of a WWII veteran's application for attorney's fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in connection with a disability claim is...

Synergetics, Inc. v. Hurst

Contracts, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
In an action by a company against former employees for breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and related claims, a judgment for the...

Operating Eng'rs Local Union No. 3 v. Newmont Mining Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute arising from the termination of an employee, summary judgment for a union in its action to compel arbitration under a now-expired...

Glanden v. Land Prep, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Industrial Accident Board's (IAB) denial of a claimant's petition to Determine Additional Compensation Due is affirmed where: 1) neither res judicata...

La Petite Academy v. Duprey

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
An order in a workers' compensation case awarding claimant attorney's fees and costs is reversed in part where the JCC erred in ordering the payment...

Pearson v. Paradise Ford

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a workers' compensation appeal involving two employment accidents, a decision allocating and determining the responsibility for benefits between...

Jones v. Lodge at Torrey Pines P'ship

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a case alleging sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation, orders granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict and new trial are reversed...