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United Transp. Union v. Burlington N. Santa Fe R.R. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action alleging defendants violated the Railway Labor Act (RLA) by implementing a trackage rights agreement approved through the process...

Gueyffier v. Ann Summers, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An arbitrator does not exceed his powers when he applies equitable defenses to excuse a party from performing a material condition of an agreement...

Gurley v. Peake

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Denial of claimant-appellant's application for attorneys' fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act is affirmed where claimant was...

Gallo v. U.S.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by an FAA air traffic controller involving an alleged violation of 5 U.S.C. section 8151, a provision enacted as part of 1974...

Engquist v. Oregon Dep't of Agric.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The "class-of-one" theory of equal protection does not apply in the context of public employment. Thus, a public employee cannot state a claim under...

Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indem. Co.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
A plaintiff asserting a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claim predicated on mail fraud need not show, either as an element...

Elsensohn v. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming alleged interference with, restraint, and denial of plaintiff's rights under the Family Medical Leave Act, dismissal of the...

Walch v. Adjutant Gen.'s Dep't of Texas

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Military Law
In an action raising claims based on plaintiff's discharge from the Texas Air National Guard and the loss of his position as a full-time National...

Peres v. Sherman

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a bankruptcy matter, an order affirming a grant of trustee's objections to debtors' exemptions is affirmed where: 1) the circuit court declines to...

FKM Partners, Ltd v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Texas

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A trial court retains jurisdiction over a condemnation action after the condemning authority amends its petition to reduce the amount of property to...