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SANGLAP v. LASALLE BANK FSB

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A bank did not intentionally or knowingly disregard a serious risk to a customer's emotional health by closing his savings account, and because his...

MARSHALL V. COLUMBIA LEA REG'L HOSP.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising from an allegedly race-motivated and unconstitutional traffic stop and field sobriety test, summary...

SITAR v. INDIANA DEP'T OF TRANSP.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's sex discrimination and sexual harassment claims are procedurally barred where those charges were not before the EEOC, but plaintiff has...

SCHNEIDER v. CALIFORNIA DEP'T OF CORR.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
As further factual development is needed to determine whether California's failure to pay interest to individual inmates on their Inmate Trust Account...

BRUNKE v. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's epilepsy was not a disability for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act, thus grant of summary judgment dismissing disability...

SERRANO v. FRANCIS

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
A prisoner raised a genuine issue of material fact in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 equal protection claim, as to whether a prison officer's decision to...

BERRY v. KERIK

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a motion for appointment of counsel based on a prison conditions complaint, because prisoner plaintiff failed to exhaust his administrative...

CHERRINGTON v. SKEETER

Civil Rights, Family Law
Individual defendants are entitled to qualified immunity to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims based on the absence of established law finding a...

ARBAN v. WEST PUBL'G CORP.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The record contains evidence to support a jury's finding that an employer's explanation for plaintiff's termination was disingenuous and that the real...

BANKS v. CITY OF WHITEHALL

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
As none of defendants' actions which the plaintiffs complain of occurred within two years of filing of a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 lawsuit, and...