Monica Buboltz, who is legally blind, sued her former employer, Residential Advantages, Inc. (RAI), under state law, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. (the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA), and 29 U.S.C. § 794 (section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973). RAI moved to dismiss Buboltz' complaint. The district court1 granted the motion as to Buboltz' state law claims. RAI then moved for summar

The plaintiff, John P. Curry, appeals from the trial court's summary judgment rendered in favor of his former employer, the defendant, Allan S. Goodman, Inc., on the plaintiff's claims that the defendant discriminated against him because of his disability in violation of General Statutes § 46a-60 (a) (1)1 of the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (act). The plaintiff contends, inter

Debra Lewis brought this action against: her employer, Freeburg Community School District No. 70; the school superintendent, Rob Hawkins; the school district's attorney, Shane Jones; the school board; and members of the school board in their individual capacities.1 She alleged violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; she also brought supplemental st

The City of Whittier appeals from the judgment entered in favor of Gina Zanone, a former Whittier police officer, after a jury awarded her $1.25 million in her action for sex discrimination, harassment and retaliation. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

1. Zanone Joins the Whittier Police Department

Zanone joined the Whittier Police Department in January 1997 aft

This appeal involves challenges to the constitutionality of city ordinances requiring those who wish to picket on public ways to provide the city with prior notice of this intent and comply with certain restrictions while picketing. The district court held that the ordinances do not violate the First Amendment. We affirm.

I.

On August 23, 2003, Dennis Green and at least ten others

Former Duryea Borough, Pennsylvania Police Chief Charles Guarnieri sued the Borough the borough, secretary/treasurer Lois Morreale, current council members Edward Orkwis, Audrey Yager and Alfred Akulonis and former council members Ann Dommes, Frank Groblewski, Robert Webb and Joan Orloski for wrongfully issuing directives in retaliation for Guarnieri's successful challenge to his firing. Plaintiff

Linda Lyons filed this action against the United States Postal Service (USPS) ten months after the USPS rendered a final agency decision on Lyons's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint. We agree with the district court1 that Lyons's action is untimely, and we therefore affirm.

I.

On January 30, 2004, the USPS notified Linda Lyons that it intended to terminate her for failin

Sgt. Thomas Williams sued Texas Department of Public Safety on sexual and racial discrimination and retaliation theories. He claimed that after he complained that he was being discrminated against because of his race, he was transferred to a less desirable position. Williams, 38, was a member of the protective detail from 2002 until early January 2004, when he was shifted to handling narcotics ca

Plaintiff appeals as of right an order granting summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8), failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted and denying his motion to amend the complaint. We affirm.

A grant or denial of summary disposition is reviewed de novo on the basis of the entire record to determine if the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Maiden v

Plaintiff Margaret M. Brady appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants Postmaster General and United States Postal Service. After voluntarily resigning her position with the Postal Service, Brady, who suffers from diabetes, sued the defendants on the grounds that: (1) they had discriminated against her in violation of the Rehabilitation Act, and (2) they had

* * * New Media Technology Charter School, Inc. ("New Media") employed Jessica Wilkerson by letter dated March 4, 2005, "as an ‘advisor' (essentially a teacher) during the spring 2005 school year." App. at 65. When she applied for the position, Wilkerson disclosed to New Media her "Christian ministry activities," and New Media was aware of her "Christian faith." App. at 65.

In May 2005

Danny Fitzgerald appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Action, Inc., on his claims of age discrimination and interference with employment benefits. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I

The facts, viewed in the light most favorable to Fitzgerald, Dush v. Appleton Elec.

Appellant Roxana Recio filed this action, alleging that her employer, Creighton University, retaliated against her for filing a discrimination charge. Creighton moved for summary judgment, asserting that Recio had failed to demonstrate the materially adverse action and causation elements of a prima facie case of retaliation and that, even if she had, there was no evidence that Creighton's legi

Royal Cline challenges a decision rejecting his state-law, age discrimination claims as a matter of law. One of Cline's claims is barred by the statute of limitations, and another claim fails because the company offered a nondiscriminatory, non-pretextual reason for its decision. But a third claim, based on retaliation, deserves further consideration because a reasonable jury could infer that

Dr. G. Garry Schumann sued Dianon Systems, Inc. on a wrongful termination theory claiming that he was fired from his position with defendant's Stratford health car lab job for complaining about one of the tests being used at the lab that he thought could endanger patients. Schumann was employed from January 1993 through April 2005 at the Dianon lab on Watson Boulevard in Stratford as a pathologist

Darrell Rollins challenges an order of the Administrative Review Board affirming the dismissal of a complaint he filed with the Department of Labor, under the whistleblower protection program in 49 U.S.C. § 42121, following the termination of his employment with American Airlines. The Board held that Mr. Rollins' written complaint had not been filed within the ninety-day period following the

Nicholas Lore, age 63, sued Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation on a Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) violation theory claiming that his employer for firing him from the $600,000 a year job for seeking to take time off to deal with some medical problems that he was experiencing. Lore had worked for Chase for about a year when he told his supervisor that he felt ill, needed to rest and get a physic

At issue in this action for forcible entry and detainer (FED) is whether Oregon law recognizes a claim for "retaliatory eviction" when a landlord simply declines to renew a lease that has expired by its own terms. The trial court concluded that no such claim exists and granted judgment on the pleadings in favor of plaintiffs, the landlords. Defendant, the former tenant, contends that the trial cou

In this original petition for extraordinary relief, we examine statutory provisions that afford remedies to whistleblowers who are retaliated against for lawfully disclosing information regarding purportedly fraudulent activity in furtherance of Nevada's False Claims Act[1] (FCA). In particular, we address whether the FCA's anti-retaliation remedies are limited to those whistleblower

Daniel Villanueva was employed by the City of Colton (the City) as a Lead Operator in its Wastewater Division. After being demoted to Operator II, he sued the City under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code,1 §§ 12940 et seq.), alleging discriminatory and retaliatory employment practices. The City filed a motion for summary judgment, which was granted, as was its motion for at

Plaintiff and appellant Yvonne Hammond (plaintiff), a nursing instructor employed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Department) sued her employer, defendant and respondent County of Los Angeles (County), alleging five violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (the FEHA).1 Plaintiff also sued her supervisor, Betty Brennan (Brennan), alleging two causes of action for racia

In this sexual discrimination action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., electrician Christie Davis contends that her former employer, Team Electric Company, treated her worse than the male employees at a work site that had no other women until she contacted the state civil rights agency; retaliated against her for filing a discrimination complaint wit

Susanne Atanus filed this action in the district court against her employer, Stephen A. Perry, Administrator of the General Services Administration ("GSA"). Ms. Atanus' complaint alleges that the GSA discriminated against her on the basis of her race, color, religion, gender and national origin, all in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Her com

Linette Metzger has been employed by the State Police as a civilian, or non-sworn employee, since 1985. Metzger had previously filed a lawsuit against the State Police in 1998. In that suit, Metzger alleged, among other things, that the State Police violated her rights under the Illinois Whistleblower Act1 and the First Amendment by retaliating against her for reporting two of her co-workers

Brian K. Dotson was terminated from his employment with BRP US Inc. ("BRP") after filing a claim for compensation under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act ("WCA"). See 820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. Dotson's absence from work exceeded the amount of time allowed by the company's absenteeism policy, which tracks the time allotted by the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq. ("FM