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Pollard v. E.E. DuPont

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful discharge case, the district court did not err in concluding that defendant was liable for the tort of intentional infliction of...

Voyticky v. Village of Timberlake

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, summary judgment against plaintiff's claims, alleging malicious prosecution and false arrest, is affirmed where defendants...

Calzadilla v. Banco Latino Int'l

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's malicious prosecution claim is affirmed where the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under the Foreign...

Mena v. Safeco Inc. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance policy dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurance company is affirmed where plaintiff's insurance policy does not...

Jaurdon v. Cricket Communications, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiffs' appeal of the dismissal of their Title VII action is dismissed since defendant-employer filed for Chapter 11 protection while the appeal...

Tatum v. Arkansas Dep't of Health

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's action for hostile work environment sexual harassment and constructive discharge is dismissed where plaintiff failed to show that the...

Soliman v. Johanns

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action alleging employment discrimination, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's motion for an...

St. John v. Hickey

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit alleging excessive force and wrongful arrest, summary judgment in favor of the defendants in their individual capacities is...

Ballard v. Wall

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 action, alleging that he was illegally kept in jail until he paid his debt, is reversed where the district court...

Bryant v. Compass Group

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an unlawful termination suit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where he failed to provide evidence that his race or retaliation for...