all - Opinion Summaries

Lightfoot v. Dist. of Columbia

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of partial summary judgment in a 42 U.S.C section 1983 suit to a class of former government employees whose disability compensation benefits had...

Nix v. Billington

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiffs' motion for a status hearing on pending workplace retaliation claims for lack of jurisdiction is reversed where the district...

Miller v. Admin. Office of the Courts

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment dismissing a former jury-pool manager's claims against the Administrative Office of the Courts and county officials alleging retaliatory...

DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Cox

Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
A declaratory judgment invalidating certain orders and notices under Michigan law relating to recovery of inmates' prison expenses as preempted by...

Duha v. Agrium, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, International Trade, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint against his employer on grounds of forum non conveniens is vacated where the district court dismissed many of...

Kolosky v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of Am.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Partial summary judgment for plaintiff on a claim alleging wrongful denial of long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income...

Collins v. Alco Parking Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in favor of defendant-employer in an action alleging that the company fired plaintiff because of his age in violation of the Age...

Oregon Columbia Brick Masons Joint Apprenticeship Training Comm. v. Gardner

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
An Oregon "needs" requirement for the establishment of new registered apprenticeship training committees, which limits the number of state-recognized...

City of Ocoee & PGCS v. Trimble

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A grant of benefits to a claimant in a workers' compensation case is reversed where a judge of compensation claims misconstrued the consequences of an...

Mastro v. Potomac Elec. Power Co.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a suit alleging discrimination under Title VII and defamation brought by a former employee terminated for a...