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Wright v. Murray Guard, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on claims of race and sex discrimination on single- and mixed-motive theories brought by a security guard is...

Andersen v. Dir., Office of Workers' Comp. Programs

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Because a claimant suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) must prove his COPD arose out of coal-mine employment to prove he...

Hill v. Borough of Kutztown

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving allegations that a borough mayor's campaign of harassment, defamation and retaliation deprived an employee of his job and damaged...

Jordan v. Jenne

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A county sheriff's office's Professional Standards Committee (PSC) does not exercise decision-making authority so as to constitute a "board" or...

Bhd. of Locomotive Eng'rs & Trainmen v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
A union's petition for review of the Surface Transportation Board's authorization of a noncarrier to acquire by lease, sublease, and assignment a...

Int'l Airport Ctrs, LLC v. Citrin

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of preliminary injunction prohibiting defendant in a suit under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act from suing the plaintiff in state court for...

Stout v. Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of social security claims, where an administrative law judge's (ALJ) errs in failing to properly discuss competent lay testimony...

Chuck v. Hewlett Packard Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
While a great deal of caution is necessary before finding a claim for benefits barred by ERISA's statute of limitations notwithstanding a plan's...

Jensen v. International Bus. Machs. Corp.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant, in breach of contract action against defendant for millions in commissions allegedly earned by plaintiff under...

Coan v. Kaufman

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment to defendant retirement plan trustees is affirmed where the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims: 1) brought on...