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Gentry v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for writ of mandate regarding an order compelling arbitration of an employment action is denied where a class action waiver contained in a...

Browning v. Dep't of the Army

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Summary judgment for defendant-army on claims of age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is affirmed where...

Conrad v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of a motion for an award of attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act involving an underlying claim for social security disability...

Pralutsky v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff on an ERISA claim seeking to enforce a claimed right to benefits under defendant's long-term disability plan is...

Lupiani v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Order dismissing plaintiffs-employees' ERISA claims against defendant-retailer is reversed where the district court erred in holding that jurisdiction...

Int'l Union v. Cummins, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff, a labor union, in a labor arbitration dispute involving defendant's funding of a pension plan is affirmed where...

Springer v. Henry

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Jury verdict and award for plaintiff, a psychiatrist, on his claim of unlawful termination in retaliation for speech protected by the First Amendment...

Univ. of Miami v. Frank

Contracts, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff, a professor of medicine, finding that defendant-university breached an employment contract with plaintiff is reversed...

Tri-Gen, Inc. v. Int'l Union of Operating Eng'rs

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-union on claims of federal labor and antitrust violations is affirmed where summary judgment was properly...

Nat. Labor Relations Bd. v. Velocity Express, Inc.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Agency petitioner's order for backpay and reinstatement of certain employees of respondent, a company that provides same-day delivery and related...