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Daniels v. Bursey

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a putative class action suit against administrators and insurers of a benefit fund alleging fraudulent marketing and administration of the fund, an...

Chacko v. Patuxent Inst.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law
A plaintiff in a Title VII employment discrimination suit fails to exhaust his administrative remedies where his administrative charges reference...

Caliber Bodyworks v. Sup. Ct.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
The Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act's pre-filing notice and exhaustion requirements broadly apply to employee actions seeking civil penalties...

Colucci v. Agfa Corp. Severance Pay Plan

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In an ERISA dispute over the calculation of plaintiff's severance benefits, the district court's determination that defendant abused its discretion in...

W.L. Gore & Assoc. v. Wu

Contracts, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
In a case involving allegations of an employee's breach of contract and his misappropriation of trade secrets, defendant's motion for reargument of a...

Claudio v. Regents of the Univ. of California

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a wrongful termination suit, summary judgment for defendant on a Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claim is reversed where a triable issue of...

Miles v. Dell

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
When a Title VII plaintiff can show that firing and hiring decisions were made by different decisionmakers, she need not show as part of her prima...

Mercy Hosp. v. Mass. Nurses Ass'n

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Confirmation of an arbitration award directing defendant to reinstate plaintiff, an intensive-care nurse, is affirmed over defendant's argument that...

Moriarty v. Svec

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Award of attorneys' fees in a dispute over contributions to a pension fund is vacated where the district court did not properly consider the...

Sisto v. Ameritech

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action seeking benefits from defendant for a workplace accident, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant's denial of certain...