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Cross v. N.Y. City Transit Auth.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, plaintiffs have a right to recover liquidated damages from defendant-Transit Authority, for willful age...

Allianz Ins. Co. v. Lerner

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute resulting from an accident involving a leased car, defendant-lessee's insurance company breached its duty to defend since the...

Simasko v. County of St. Clair

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Public employees in "policymaking or confidential positions" may be terminated for politically-motivated reasons without violating the First...

Morales v. US

Injury & Tort Law
In an assault-and-battery action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, judgment in favor of the United States is affirmed where the district...

Orr v. City

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' civil rights lawsuit is reversed where their evidence is sufficient to raise an inference of discrimination since they have...

Collado v. UPS, Co.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's discrimination and retaliation claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is affirmed where he failed to provide...

Doe v. Kamehameha Sch.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
A private, nonsectarian, commercially operated school, which receives no federal funds, may not purposefully exclude a student qualified for admission...

Sanchez v. Johnson

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Developmentally disabled recipients of Medicaid funds and their service providers do not have a private right of action against state officials to...

Farmington Casualty Co. v. Duggan

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute resulting from a construction accident, plaintiff-insurance company is not liable for the damages caused by a subcontractor...

Lacy v. City of Bolivar

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit, defendants' actions in holding plaintiff for the purpose of performing a psychiatric evaluation, pursuant to the provisions of...