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WHALEN v. MASS. TRIAL COURT

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging his procedural due process rights were violated when he was not given an opportunity to contest his selection...

SHANKLIN v. FITZGERALD

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant-school district is affirmed where plaintiff failed...

SEPTIMUS v. UNIV. OF HOUSTON

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff's retaliation claim is reversed where the jury should have been instructed...

GUZMAN-ROSARIO v. UPS, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute under the Americans with Disabilities Act, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff's...

GARY v. THE AIR GROUP

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's retaliation claim is not preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act, as amended by the Whistleblower Protection Program, where his claim is...

CHAVEZ v. STATE OF NEW MEXICO

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs' sexual harassment claim is reversed where there is a...

LALVANI v. COOK COUNTY

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination suit, dismissal of plaintiff's due process claim is reversed where jury instructions given at trial misstated the law, and,...

BOGART v. CHAPELL

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
A viable section 1983 claim cannot be maintained if a state employee's conduct was random and unauthorized, rendering it impracticable for the State...

DOTSON v. HON. THOMAS P. GRIESA

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action, dismissal of plaintiff's claim, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1981, is affirmed where that statute applies only to...

CALIFORNIANS FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS v. MERVYN'S

Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law
Proposition 64, which imposes limits on private enforcement of unfair competition laws, does not apply to lawsuits filed before its effective date of...