all - Opinion Summaries

Maturi v. McLaughlin Research Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' whistleblower claim is affirmed where plaintiffs cannot show that defendant-employer knew that they engaged in conduct...

Cepero-Rivera v. Fagundo

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's claim, alleging that the termination of his employment was motivated by his political affiliation, was properly dismissed where the...

Fielding v. Hubert Burda Media, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a suit for libel, the district court properly held that none of the defendants had sufficient contacts in Texas to satisfy due process limitations...

In Re Burlington Coat Factory

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court abused its discretion by allowing execution to issue before a final judgment had been entered.

Porter v. Natsios

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Although plaintiff prevailed in his retaliation claim, the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining, under 42 U.S.C. section...

Greeno v. Daley

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's Eighth Amendment claim against Wisconsin Department of Corrections' employees is reversed where a jury could reasonably...

Wilson v. McRae's Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly granted summary judgment for defendant on the ground that plaintiff's grievance, claiming false arrest, arises under state...

Conner v. Illinois Dep't of Nat. Res.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff cannot show...

Bradich v. City of Chicago

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit, judgment in favor of defendant-police officers is vacated where a reaonable jury could conclude that they were deliberately...

Ruiz-Casillas v. Camacho-Morales

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a section 1983 action alleging political discrimination, dismissal of plaintiff's claim is affirmed over her challenge to the district court's...