all - Opinion Summaries

STAPLES v. PEPSI-COLA GEN. BOTTLERS, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A Title VII claim alleging discharge on the basis of race was not supported by sufficient evidence of pretext, including plaintiff's showing of past...

DUBUC v. GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A claim, that denial of an application for a lot split was in retaliation for the exercise of First Amendment rights, in violation of 42 U.S.C....

HINCHMAN v. MOORE

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
A state judge's determination of probable cause in a criminal proceeding did not preclude plaintiff from re-litigating the issue in a 42 U.S.C....

GU v. BOSTON POLICE DEP'T

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Title VII sex discrimination claims were not actionable where plaintiffs failed to show that 1) a job posting was tailored to exclude them, or that 2)...

BOWEN v. MISSOURI DEP'T OF SOCIAL SERV.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Title VII claims of a racially hostile work environment were actionable where plaintiff produced sufficient evidence to raise issues as to whether the...

HADDON v. EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Statements made to the media by a White House employee were not statements for which a public employee was entitled to protection under the First...

FRANKLIN v. FOX

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Detectives are entitled to qualified immunity to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims, alleging a conspiracy to arrest plaintiff without probable cause,...

BROWN v. CROWLEY

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
A prisoner's claim of retaliation was actionable where he established that the prison's issuance of a major misconduct charge was motivated at least...

COMBS v. WILKINSON

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence
In excessive force claims against corrections officers, a Use of Force Committee Report held admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 803(8); supervisory...

SERVICE PROF'LS INC. v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

Civil Rights, Insurance Law
A 42 U.S.C. section 1981 claim, alleging racial discrimination in an insurer's referral practices, is not actionable where plaintiff failed to show...