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St. Augustine Marine Canvas & Upholstery, Inc. v. Lunsford

Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Order awarding medical benefits for a doctor's services, and temporary total disability and permanent impairment benefits is reversed where the judge...

Ambrose v. Michelin N. Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Product Liability
Orders denying plaintiff's oral request to continue a summary judgment hearing and his motion for relief from judgment and dismissal are affirmed in a...

Patten v. Grant Joint Union High Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
To establish an adverse employment action for purposes of employment retaliation lawsuits under Labor Code section 1102.5(b) requires that such...

Torres-Vargas v. Pereira

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's discrimination claims against his employer with prejudice as a sanction is affirmed where plaintiff had a record of dilatory...

Kinsman v. Unocal Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A landowner that hires an independent contractor may be liable to the contractor's employee if: 1) the landowner knew, or should have known, of a...

Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. GKN Aerospace N. Am., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Order compelling arbitration of a labor dispute is reversed where an employee's grievance was not covered under the terms of the parties' collective...

Fischer-Ross v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of review of administrative denial of disability benefits is reversed where an administrative law judge's findings at latter steps of his...

Citizens Inv. Servs. Corp. v. Nat. Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant's petition for review of agency defendant's finding is denied where substantial evidence supports defendant's finding that petitioner...

Lenz v. Yellow Transp., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration of an employment dispute is reversed where the Federal Arbitration Act's "transportation...

Fleetwood Enters., Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Petition for writ of review of a determination of benefits eligibility is granted where a presumption of compensability did not apply and applicant...