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POWELL v. ALEXANDER

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a wrongful termination suit, a punitive damage award against defendant is affirmed over her challenge that punitive damages are unavailable for...

ALEXANDER v. EEDS

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Internal investigation reports on police error is not speech on a public concern, and therefore is not afforded constitutional protection.

RELFORD v. LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOV'T

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-employer's administration of its employee drug testing policies and programs did not violate plaintiff's right to be free from an...

MITCHELL v. DUTCHMAN MFG. INC.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant-employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act by not restoring her to the same or equivalent position...

MCGOFFNEY v. VIGO COUNTY DIV. OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendant-employer's refusal to hire was in retaliation for filing an Equal Opportunity Employment Commission...

BRAZORIA COUNTY v. EQUAL EMPOLYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMM'N

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim for employment retaliation, defendants are not liable where their conduct was not the ultimate employment decision required for...

MILLER v. NATIONWIDE LIFE INS. CO.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Insurance Law, Securities Law
Plaintiff's suit, alleging defendant improperly charged transaction fees for trades, is dismissed where the Securities Act claim is barred by the...

ELLIS v. LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

Civil Rights, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff's ERISA claim is reversed where defendant-plan administrator did not abuse its discretion when it terminated...

GUPTA v. STANFORD UNIV.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Remedies
Plaintiff's civil complaint for damages, based on defects in defendant-University's hearing process for Honor Code violations, is dismissed where...

MCGRATH v. TOYS

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Remedies
Under New York City Human Rights Law, pursuant to Farrar v. Hobby (506 US 103 (1992)), a plaintiff in a civil rights action who obtains only nominal...