all - Opinion Summaries

SINGLE MOMS, INC. v. MONTANA POWER CO.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Public Utilities
An electric and gas utility company's lobbying efforts, to influence lawmakers in deregulation of state energy markets, were not "state action"...

BENOIT v. TECH. MFG. CORP.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of employer on federal and Massachusetts law claims of discrimination and retaliation on account of disability, race, color,...

RIVERA v. PUERTO RICO AQUEDUCT & SEWERS AUTH.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Claims that plaintiff was subjected to a hostile work environment because of her religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C....

HENRIETTA D. v. BLOOMBERG

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
The ADA and the Rehabilitation Act ("Acts") make states liable for the failure of their delegates to comply with requirements of the Acts. Injunctive...

DESERT PALACE, INC. v. COSTA

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Direct evidence of discrimination is not required for a plaintiff to obtain a mixed-motive jury instruction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...

BOGLE v. MCCLURE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In claims of race discrimination at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, a $17 million award for compensatory and punitive damages is affirmed,...

MADISON v. IBP, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On remand from the US Supreme Court, in light of National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 122 S. Ct. 2061 (2002), this court plaintiff's...

BRADFORD v. HUCKABEE

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
District court's order did not amount to a determination on the qualified immunity defense raised by the defendants, and the court lacked jurisdiction...

JONES v. DILLARD?S, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
District court erred in granting summary judgment to employer on federal ADA and Alabama Age Discrimination in Employment Act (AADEA) claims. Remand...

BURNS v. BD. OF COUNTY COMM'RS OF JACKSON COUNTY

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
Deposition corrections are subject to a "sham affidavit" analysis, and a Native American failed to show a genuine issue of material fact as to whether...