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Velazquez-Garcia v. Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a suit alleging that plaintiff had been fired from his job due to his military service is reversed where...

Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co. v. Dir., Office of Workers Comp. Programs

Attorney's Fees, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In the context of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, attorney's fees cannot be assessed under 33 U.S.C. section 928(a) when an...

Sobrinio v. Med. Ctr. Visitor's Lodge, Inc.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a former employer alleging plaintiff was paid below the minimum wage and was not properly compensated for overtime, in violation of...

Barnes v. US

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a case involving a Navy officer who was involuntarily discharged following his second non-selection for promotion, a ruling reinstating him as a...

Patricia Adkins Ins. Agency, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
A collection of defendant insurance companies breached an agreement with plaintiff independent contractor agents by imposing trade secret and...

Moss v. Martin

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for defendants on the pleadings in an action alleging that plaintiff's termination from the Illinois Department of Transportation violated...

Kampmier v. Emeritus Corp.

Civil Rights, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant employer in a suit under ADA, Title VII, and ERISA is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not provide evidence of a...

Green v. Bd of County Comm'rs

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendants in a drug-lab technician/detention officer's employment-related 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state-law action is...

Oroville Hosp. v. Department of Health Servs.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of petition for writ of mandate seeking to compel defendant to reimburse plaintiff for money expended on its employee health care costs is...