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Jackson v. Birmingham Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Title IX's private right of action encompasses claims of retaliation against an individual because he has complained about sex discrimination.

Hood v. Compton Cmty. College Dist.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where the trial court erroneously determined that...

Maggio v. Florida Dept. of Labor and Employment

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Claims filed pursuant to the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 are not subject to the presuit notice requirements of section 768.28(6), Florida...

Ngo v. Woodford

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The Prison Litigation Reform Act's exhaustion requirement does not bar subsequent judicial consideration of an exhausted administrative appeal that...

Rivera v. State of Rhode Island

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The state's failure to protect an individual rarely amounts to a constitutional violation, even if the state's conduct is grossly negligent.

Muehler v. Mena

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit, police officers' detention of defendant in handcuffs during the execution of a search warrant was reasonable and did not...

City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An individual may not enforce the limitations on local zoning authority, set forth in section 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act, through an action...

Darulis v. Garate

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action, dismissal of plaintiff's suit is affirmed where the district court properly concluded that California's six-month...

Barnes v. City of Cincinnati

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a sexual discrimination suit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where he produced sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find...

Cichon v. Exelon Generation Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where it offered legitimate, non-retaliatory reasons...