all - Opinion Summaries

Villa v. Cavamezze Grill, LLC

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII retaliation case against a parent company of several restaurants, the district court's grant of summary judgment against plaintiff is...

Pruter v. Local 210's Pension Tr. Fund

ERISA, Transportation, Labor & Employment Law
In an action seeking damages for fraud, breach of contract and violation of an employee benefit plan, the district court's dismissal of the claims is:...

Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton

Tax-exempt Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, ERISA
In a class action under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) against church-affiliated nonprofits that run hospitals and other...

Good Samaritan Medical Center v. NLRB

Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which an employee was purportedly terminated for violating his hospital employer's civility policy, following a heated exchange regarding...

Kitlinski v. MSPB

Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law
In an appeal of the Merit Systems Protection Board dismissal of claims brought under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of...

Griffin v. Sirva Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute alleging violations of the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL), N.Y. Exec. Law section 290 et seq., for employment...

BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell

Transportation, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law
In a suit brought in Montana state court under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. section 51 et seq., which makes railroads liable...

Audette v. Town of Plymouth

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a police officer claiming she suffered discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C....

Fernandez v. Zoni Language Ctrs., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
In an employment suit brought by English language teachers, alleging minimum wage and overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29...

Lee v. MSPB

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a former government employee appealing her termination, the Merit Systems Protection Board's decision dismissal is affirmed...