all - Opinion Summaries

Ruiz v. Weissker, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Hooker v. Dep't of Transp. (2002) 27 Cal. 4th 198, which holds that a hirer of a subcontractor whose employee is injured on the job as a result of the...

Diva's Inc. v. City of Bangor

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 claim, dismissal of plaintiff's suit is reversed to determine whether defendant-City Council members denied a special amusement...

Kelly v. Metallics West, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under the Americans With Disabilities Act, an employer must reasonably accommodate employees regarded or perceived as disabled.

Holcomb v. U.S. Bank

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court's orders declaring defendant to be a vexatious litigant is reversed where he does not fit within any of the definitions of a vexatious...

Truong v. Orange County

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's federal civil rights claims are barred where they call into question the validity of her conviction for interfering with the exercise of...

Bennett v. City of Eastpointe

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's civil rights action against defendant-City and its police officers, alleging Equal Protection Clause violations, is reversed...

Shekoyan v. Sibley Int'l.

Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not apply to an alien employed outside the United States.

Scott v. Johanns

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under Title VII, federal employees who secure a final administrative disposition finding discrimination and ordering relief may not seek review of...

Taylor v. US Probation Office

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994), which bars actions under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 seeking damages for unconstitutional imprisonment, is only...

Greene v. B.F. Goodrich

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability case arising out of a helicopter accident, denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment is reversed where plaintiff...