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Willis v. Gov't Accountability Office

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The fee-shifting provision of the Civil Service Reform Act grants the "prevailing party," not the attorney, a legally protected interest in claiming...

Perdue Farms v. Travelers Cas.

Class Actions, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for insured in coverage suit, holding that insured was entitled to indemnification for settlement in class action suit involving ERISA and...

Scepter, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
A petition for review of an order of the National Labor Relations Board in which it held it lacked jurisdiction to modify an earlier order which had...

Reeves v. Swift Transp. Co., Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action for pregnancy discrimination brought under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act on a theory of disparate treatment, summary judgment for...

Breitkreutz v. Cambrex Charles City, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on claims brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state law is affirmed where plaintiff...

Madrid v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act is reversed where, under the circumstances, an...

Jordan v. Alternative Resources Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of complaint for failing to state a claim for retaliation for complaining about a hostile work environment in violation of Title VII is...

Stallings v. Hussmann Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Family Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The abuse of discretion standard applies to review of a district court's application of the judicial estoppel doctrine. In a suit against an employer...

Slentz v. City of Republic

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a police officer's action against a city and an administrator under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is...

Kroger Co. v. Elwood

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A judgment pursuant to a jury verdict for plaintiff in a personal injury action brought by a courtesy clerk against his employer for injuries suffered...