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Gonzales v. Martinez

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
The district court erred when it concluded that plaintiff-inmate failed to meet her burden of establishing a constitutional violation where the...

Abusaid v. Hillsborough County Bd.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 claims, as barred by the Eleventh Amendment, is reversed where a county sheriff, acting to enforce a county...

Coon v. Town of Springfield

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights suit, dismissal of plaintiff's claim is reversed where the district court erred when it ruled that plaintiff had failed to produce...

Jackson v. State of Alabama

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination dispute, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed over his claim that the jury's verdict was improperly vacated...

Ronda-Perez v. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an age discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where there was a complete failure of proof that age was a...

Scott v. Taylor

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Individual state legislators are entitled to absolute immunity from official capacity suits for prospective relief.

Germano v. Winnebago County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiffs' due process rights were not violated when defendant-County required retired sheriff's deputies to pay higher health care premiums than...

Copeland v. County of Macon

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-County is not liable for the acts of a correctional officer where the conduct of orchestrating an attack of a pre-trial detainee was not the...

Estate of Davis v. City of N. Richland Hills

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit alleging supervisory liability, denial of summary judgment to defendant-law enforcement officials is reversed where...

Pennycuff v. Fentress County Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-school board did not deny plaintiff-teacher due process when it terminated his employment without affording him the protections of a tenured...