Rodney Brice sued Safeway, Inc. ("Safeway") and E. J. Nkaru in the District of Maryland, alleging that Nkaru, a security guard in a Safeway grocery store in Falls Church, Virginia, maliciously caused Brice's prosecution for having forged and uttered a Safeway courtesy card.1 A jury found Nkaru and Safeway liable and returned a $500,000 verdict in favor of Brice. Brice thereafter accepted a re

This age discrimination appeal requires us to decide several issues concerning application of the "single-filing," or "piggybacking," rule (1) to opt-in collective actions under 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). We address these important issues in Part I of this opinion, and we provide a brief summary of our holdings here. We first clarify the meaning of the "similarly situated" requirement under § 216(b). We

Silver Sage Partnership, Ltd. is a partnership organized to purchase and develop low-income housing at a mobile home park in the City of Desert Hot Springs, California. Paul Saben and Richard Earlix were the partnership's principals. In 1990, the partnership entered into an agreement with Huntington Savings and Loan to purchase the Silver Sage Mobile Home Park, which was located in the city.

On July 20, 1998, in this diversity suit in the District Court for New Jersey, a jury awarded Theresa Tormenia $60,000 to compensate her for injuries suffered after the panels of a revolving door collapsed and struck her body. At trial, Ms. Tormenia claimed that Woodbridge Center Office Complex ("Woodbridge"), the owner of premises on which the door was located, and John G. Troast Management

The principal question before us is whether the district court erred in giving a mixed-motive rather than a pretext instruction to the jury considering plaintiff's claim of wrong-ful discharge and discriminatory working conditions.

Catharina Costa was employed by Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino (Caesars) as a warehouse worker from 1987 to 1994. She was the only woman in the bargaining unit

Plaintiff Henry B. O'Neal was terminated from his job one day after his attorney sent a letter to his employer, Ferguson Construction Company ("Ferguson"), accusing the company of reassigning O'Neal in retaliation for his filing race discrimination and retaliation claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"). O'Neal filed suit against Ferguson under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a) ("Tit

Defendant, Doenges Brothers Ford, Inc., appeals an order of the trial court denying its motion for new trial. The issues on appeal are (1) whether the verdict is sustained by competent evidence; (2) whether the trial court correctly denied Defendant's request for a remittitur; (3) whether the trial court properly instructed the jury; and (4) whether the trial court correctly awarded attorney fees

Products Liability - Automobile - Plaintiff sued defendant, which made a minivan with a defective liftgate latch, which failed, thereby allowing the liftgate to open in a rollover accident and cause passenger to be ejected and killed. After a jury trial held from September 11, 1997 through October 8, 1997, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amounts of $12.5 million in compensatory d

Gender Discrimination - In April 1996, plaintiff brought this action for gender discrimination against defendant. After a trial, the jury found defendant liable for $100,000 in lost income, $750,000 in mental pain and emotional distress and $7,000,000 in punitive damages. Defendant then filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law under Rule 50 or for a new trial under Rule 59.On April 2, 1999

Automobile Accident - Medical - Personal Injury - On September 1, 1994, plaintiff filed a motion for judgment against defendant seeking damages for personal injuries sustained and medical expenses incurred as a result of an automobile accident that occurred in 1993. after hearing evidence from both parties on January 6, 1998, a jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $106,0

Personal Injury - Employers' Liabitity - Degenerative Disk Disease - Dalebout brought this personal injury action against Union Pacific under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). He asserted that he was injured by Union Pacific's negligence and requested damages for past and future medical costs, past wage loss, future impairment of earning capacity, and past and future pain and suffering.

Insurance Misrepresentation – Compensatory Damages – In July 1993 Antone Nelson's left Knee was injured when a vehicle driven by an intoxicated motorist collided with Nelson's vehicle at an Anchorage intersection. The other motorist was uninsured, but Nelson had uninsured motorist coverage of $100,000 and medical payments coverage of $10,000 with Progressive Insurance. Adjuster Timothy Intfe

Fraud in the sale of a business. Plaintiffs purchased Dresser's hand tool division. Plaintiffs claimed that defendant failed to disclose certain liabilities and that therefore plaintiffs over paid. A trial was held in 1994. The jury found for the plaintiffs and awarded $4 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages. Defendant retained Bartlit Beck to handle the post-ti