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Hartline v. Kaiser Found. Hosp.

Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Dismissal of plaintiff's vicarious liability claim is affirmed over his contention that the "premises line" rule from the area of workers'...

Urbania v. Central States

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for disability pension is affirmed where the pension plan administrators properly interpreted the plan's operative...

Goff v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed over her claim that the administrative law judge erred by 1)failing to...

Vandenboom v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
The Commissioner of Social Security's denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed where his impairments do not...

Gilooly v. Missouri Dep't of Health

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to avoid summary judgment on the claim that his termination was in...

Green v. State of New Mexico

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging discriminatory discharge on the basis of sex, is affirmed where she failed to establish a genuine issue of...

Abatie v. Alta Heath & Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-insurance company did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's claim for life insurance benefits for the death of her husband.

Prieto v. Loyola Marymount Univ.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
An order granting an unopposed summary judgment motion does not constitute a "default or dismissal" within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure...

Davis v. KARK-TV, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims of race discrimination and retaliation is affirmed where defendant-employer established a legitimate,...

Turner v. Ashcroft

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's claim of retaliation is reversed where a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether the stated reason...