all - Opinion Summaries

Meyers v. Starke

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging that she had been unlawfully demoted for exercising her right to comment on a matter of public concern, is...

Bunch v. Canton Marine Towing

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The cleaning barge on which plaintiff was injured was a vessel and he was a seaman for purposes of coverage under the Jones Act.

Adams v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a corporation may not obtain immunity though the certification process of 28 U.S.C. section 2679.

Barnes v. Briley

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-prisoner's section 1983 suit is reversed where the district court incorrectly determined that he failed to exhaust his...

Perez v. Ellington

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Tax Law
Plaintiffs have successfully established their First Amendment retaliation claim where defendants' quick decision to issue jeopardy tax assessments...

Morris v. Rumsfeld

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
When pursuing an employment discrimination claim in federal court, a federal employee who seeks to enforce only the liability determination of an EEOC...

Dang v. Cross

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the district court erred in failing to instruct the jury that it could award punitive damages...

Washington v. Illinois Dep't of Revenue

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in holding that there can be no violation of Title VII without an adverse employment action.

Kaufman v. McCaughtry

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's Establishment Clause claim, alleging that defendants infringed on his right to practice his religion when they refused to...

Moll v. Bayer Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Sanctions
In a product liability suit, the district court did not abuse its discretion in removing a law firm from the plaintiffs' steering committee as a...