Cox was a secretary in the sheriff’s office of DeSoto County. She alleges that, as a result of her age and her refusal to campaign actively for the sheriff’s re-election, she was transferred from her secretarial position to a position in the jail for which she was not trained or qualified. In November of 2003, she filed suit on these claims; she continued to be employed at the jail. In October

Ward Churchill, age 61, a University of Colorado professor, sued the University on a civil rights theory, 43 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that he was fired in retaliation for a controversial essay he wrote about the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He sought loss of income damages and reinstatement.

The defenses asserted by the University are not available.

Wendell Gorum, Ph.D., appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Allen Sessoms, Ph.D., President of Delaware State University (“DSU”), and the DSU Board of Trustees (the “Board”).1 Gorum alleged that Sessoms retaliated against him for engaging in speech and association protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.2 For the reasons that follow

Plaintiff, William T. Herman, brought a tort action against defendant, Power Maintenance & Constructors, LLC, for discharging him, or refusing to recall him, in retaliation for his filing a workers' compensation claim. See 820 ILCS 305/4(h) (West 2004). The trial court entered summary judgment in defendant's favor, and plaintiff appeals. Defendant laid plaintiff off because of medical restrictions

When Richard Chaklos and Andrew Wist discovered that the State of Illinois was going to pay an out-of-state organization $750,000 to train forensic scientists without first soliciting competitive bids, they decided to take action and try to save the taxpayers some money. They submitted a letter protesting the State’s decision not to solicit bids and proposing to provide the same training service

Tanum Smith appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in her suit against her former employer, The Hope School, for denying her rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Smith claims that the district court improperly held that her application for leave was fraudulent because she altered a health care provider’s certification form, arguing that the alteration is irreleva

Plaintiff-Appellant Mary Harp was an employee at Charter Communications, Inc., which held the cable franchise for the City of St. Louis and surrounding areas, including parts of southern Illinois. In February 2004, she was terminated as part of a reduction in force (“RIF”) that resulted in the loss of employment for approximately 50 people. At the time, she was the supervisor for the Technical

Kevin Cracco brought this action against Vitran Express, Inc. (“Vitran”) for violating the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601- 2654, by terminating his employment upon his return from a medical leave. The district court entered an order of default against Vitran. However, before the district court entered a final judgment, Vitran filed a motion to vacate the default ord

In this case brought by Joanne Teal under 29 U.S.C § 794 (the “Rehabilitation Act”), Teal contends that her employer, the United States Postal Service, improperly terminated her based on her depression and failed to provide her with a reasonable accommodation.

The district court awarded summary judgment in favor of the Postal Service after finding that Teal failed to exhaust her admini

The firm of Campion, Barrow & Associates, led by Dr. Michael Campion, provides psychological services to police and fire departments in the central Illinois area. (We refer to both as Campion unless the context requires otherwise.) For many years, one of its clients was the City of Springfield. This case arose when the City decided to terminate its relationship with Campion and enter into a new ag

Defendants City of Hamilton Police Lieutenant Gerald Martin and Officer Chad Stafford appeal the order of the district court, which denied in part their motion for summary judgment. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, plaintiffs Rick and Christa Walters claimed, inter alia, that: both defendants unreasonably seized Rick Walters in violation of the Fourth Amendment and retaliated against Rick Walters fo

Marcial A. Avila appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Jostens, Inc., on his claims of national origin discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We conclude that there is evidence in the record from which a reasonable jury could conclude that Jostens’ proffered reasons for discharging Mr. Av

In this case, a physician brings multiple state law and federal due process claims against a hospital and its officials for suspending his staff privileges based on allegations that he had sexually abused his adopted daughter. While the scope of immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq., certainly has limits, we think the immunity attaches to defendants und

This case reaches the Court after a full trial on the merits in the Eastern District of North Carolina. James Dotson ("Dotson") brought suit against his employer, Pfizer, Inc. ("Pfizer"), for violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. (the "FMLA"). The jury awarded Dotson $1,876.00 on his FMLA interference claim and $331,429.25 on his retaliation claim. The

Plaintiffs appeal from an October 26, 2007 order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Lewis A. Kaplan, Judge), denying their Motion for Contempt and/or to Compel Compliance with the District Court’s judgment of September 17, 2004. See Latino Officers Ass’n v. City of New York, 519 F. Supp. 2d 438 (S.D.N.Y. 2007). In the District Court, plaintiffs submitted

Jeffrey Willnerd appeals the district court’s adverse grant of summary judgment on his claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101–12213. Willnerd suffers from a voice condition that limits his ability to speak in a normal or controlled tone, periodically causes his voice to cut out completely, and requires him to put forth considerable exertion when spea

Alfred Flowers appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in favor of Kevin Stoll and the City of Minneapolis on his several civil rights claims against both defendants, as well as his state-law defamation claim against Stoll. We affirm.

I.

We restate the relevant facts as described in a previous qualified-immunity appeal, Flowers v. City of Minneapolis, 478 F.

Plaintiff-Appellant Mary Harp was an employee at Charter Communications, Inc., which held the cable franchise for the City of St. Louis and surrounding areas, including parts of southern Illinois. In February 2004, she was terminated as part of a reduction in force (“RIF”) that resulted in the loss of employment for approximately 50 people. At the time, she was the supervisor for the Technical

This interlocutory appeal requires us to determine whether defendant-appellant Andrea Cabral, the duly elected Sheriff of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, is entitled to qualified immunity in connection with her decision to strip several jail officers of their commissions as deputy sheriffs, allegedly in retaliation for their support of her opponent during the 2004 election cycle. The district court

Pamela Andrews appeals the trial court's order directing a verdict in favor of appellee, Direct Mail Express, Inc. (DME), on Andrews' claim alleging a retaliatory firing based upon the filing of a workers' compensation claim. Concluding that Andrews presented sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case, we reverse.

The standard of review for a directed verdict is de novo. See State

Robby Pratt, age 43, sued the City of Bakersfield on harassment, discrimination and retaliation theories after he lost his firefighter job with the City in 2007. Pratt alleged that another firefighter claimed that he was gay in 2003 and began harassing him. He complained to Fire Chief Ron Fraze but no action was taken to protect this from the harassment and he was retaliated against for complaini

[¶1] This is an appeal from summary judgment granted against appellant Corrine Sheaffer (“Sheaffer”) and for appellees the State of Wyoming ex. rel. the University of Wyoming (“UW”) and its employees Richard Johnson, Kevin White, and Bruce Hooper (“Johnson,” “White,” and “Hooper”). Sheaffer worked for UW for over twenty-five years. After her involvement in an illicit audio ta

Deborah Pope, an African-American woman, appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment to her former employer, Quivira Council, Boy Scouts of America (Quivira Council) on her race-discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Quivira Council is a local council chartere

Elizabeth Martin and Kelly Folsom, at-will employees, were discharged by
the Weyerhaeuser Company. As self-described whistleblowers, they claim their
discharge violated Oklahoma public policy. The district court dismissed their
complaint on a motion for summary judgment. We affirm.1
2 The record does not indicate whether the June 2004 forced ranking was
undertaken in anticipati

Plaintiffs Greta Semsroth, Kim Warehime, and Sara Voyles appeal1 from the grant of summary judgment for the defendant City of Wichita on their claims of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. See Semsroth v. City of Wichita, 548 F. Supp. 2d 1203 (D. Kan. 2008). On de novo review, see Garrison v. Gambro, Inc., 428 F.3d 933, 935 (10th Cir. 2005