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RIEGER v. ARNOLD

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
The proper understanding of the Evidence Code section 1106(b) exception, for admissibility of prior sexual conduct in a civil action, includes both a...

FELTON v. POLLES

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Government Law
Supervisors in their individual capacities were entitled to qualified immunity from a state employee's 42 U.S.C. section 1981 and 1983 claims.

EVERETT v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (PREMIERE PARKS, INC.)

Civil Rights
Evidence, including statistics, supported an inference that a theme park's facially neutral line-cutting policy was applied in a discriminatory...

TRAINOR v. APOLLO METAL SPECIALTIES, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in placing on an ADA plaintiff the burden of proving the number and status of defendant's temporary employees for purposes of...

DAVIS v. STATE OF NEW YORK

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
In complaints about excessive second-hand smoke levels, a prisoner's assertions may have been sufficient to create an issue of fact as to the level of...

FREILICH v. UPPER CHESAPEAKE HEALTH, INC.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
After termination of medical staff privileges, a physician's action alleging 1) the unconstitutionality of federal statutes granting immunity to peer...

CUNNINGHAM v. GATES

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Claims by a plaintiff, who was convicted of robbery and murder, alleging excessive force by a police department, are barred under Heck v. Humphrey,...

THOMPSON v. POTOMAC ELEC. POWER CO.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A Title VII employment discrimination claim, alleging unlawful denial of training opportunities, and retaliation for complaints, was not actionable...

JULIAN v. THE CITY OF HOUSTON

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The receipt of an EEOC right-to-sue notice is not a prerequisite to the filing of an action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and a city...

NANDA v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Government Law
Under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, a suit against state officials in their official capacity limited to injunctive relief is not barred by the Eleventh...