all - Opinion Summaries

Ross v. Duggan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly granted summary judgment against plaintiffs' claim that defendants unconstitutionally applied Michigan nuisance abatement...

LEAF v. SHELNUTT

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action under section 1983, denial of defendant-police officer's motion for summary judgment is reversed where he is entitled to...

HARPER v. ALBERT

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit against prison guards, the district court properly dismissed certain defendants from the suit since plaintiff failed to...

EZELL v. POTTER

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, dismissal of plaintiff's race, sex, and age claims is reversed where they are sufficiently supported to...

COCHRAN v. PINCHAK

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The Eleventh Amendment precludes claims for damages against New Jersey under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

MONDERO v. SALT RIVER PROJECT

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a gender discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiff failed to demonstrate that defendant-employer's...

EMORY v. ASTRAZENECA PHARM.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a disability discrimination suit, summary judgment against plaintiff is reversed where he has established a genuine issue of fact as to whether he...

KOCAK v. CMTY. HEALTH PARTNERS

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit, under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, is dismissed where she failed to produce direct evidence that creates a genuine issue of...

COOK v. SHERIFF OF MONROE COUNTY

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit involving a prison inmate, the trial court erred in granting judgment as a matter of law against plaintiff's vicarious...

MEYERS v. REDWOOD CITY

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit alleging unlawful search and seizure, the district court's denial of summary judgment is reversed where defendant-police...