David Gage, Craig Patterson and Warren Harris sued City of Long Beach on retaliation and wrongful termination theories for the way they were treated after the reported that members of a port security team were hunting lobsters instead of terrorists. The claimed that their belongings were stolen or vandalized and were passed over for promotions. Patterson and Harris contended that they were marked

This is an appeal from the entry of summary judgment in a non-profit corporate employer's favor on federal age and sex discrimination claims brought by plaintiff family members after they were simultaneously terminated from their employment by the corporation's board of directors. Plaintiffs also appeal from the district court's decision declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the

Over the Top challenges the district court's denial of its post-trial motions claiming that the evidence does not support the jury's verdict and damages award of $185,000 arising from a barroom fight. Because the district court did not err or otherwise abuse its discretion in denying the motions, we affirm.

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In 2003, Elvis Pendleton and his wife visited Kickers, a night club owned

Donna Jordan brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Ector County and Janis Morgan (Defendants), the Ector County District Clerk and her former boss, alleging that Morgan fired her in retaliation for her exercise of her First Amendment rights. The case went to trial; the jury found for Jordan and awarded her damages. We affirm.

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When the longtime Ector County District Clerk de

After Detecon, Inc., a small wireless telecommunications consulting company, discharged one of its officers, Larry Darveau, he brought this action, alleging that Detecon had not paid him overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ("FLSA" or the "Act"), 29 U.S.C. § 207 (2000). Fifteen days later, Detecon filed a fraud suit in state court against Darveau. Darveau then amended

Tondi Holt ("plaintiff") appeals the trial court's grant of Albermarle Regional Health Services Board's ("ARHS") and Jerry L. Parks's ("Parks") (collectively "defendants") motion for summary judgment. After careful consideration, we affirm.

In early 2004, plaintiff was employed as a Finance Officer for ARHS. She was also involved with the personnel department and helped develop and i

Masteneh Ahmadi-Kashani appeals from a judgment entered against her after the court granted a motion for summary judgment. Ahmadi-Kashani sued her employer, The Regents of the University of California, and her supervisor, Mani Vannan, M.D. (collectively the Regents), alleging sexual harassment in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). The court granted the summary judgment af

Taxi Connection and Robin K. Gamradt appeal from the district court's1 dismissal of their claims against Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation (DM&E) alleging: (1) reprisal, business, and gender discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), and (2) breach of contract and promissory estoppel. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

This appeal in a Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201–19, case involves a number of issues arising under that statute. It also presents us with an interesting issue that is not FLSA-specific. Without objection from either party, the district court gave the jury an erroneous instruction on how to calculate damages. The jury compounded the error by returning a verdict for a larger am

1 The question presented is whether the Court of Civil Appeals (COCA) erred when it affirmed the trial judge's decision that granted appellee's (Integris Health, Inc.) motion to dismiss the action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted?2 We answer in the affirmative.

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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

2 Chris Eugene Darrow (Darrow) brought suit against his for

Plaintiff-Appellants David and Kathy Bohanan (collectively "the Bohanans") filed this action on February 16, 2006, alleging that Mr. Bohanan had been subject to age discrimination, Ms. Bohanan had been subject to reverse-race discrimination, and both had been retaliated against for reporting workplace harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 ("Title VII"), 42 U.S

Federal Express Corporation ("FedEx") appeals from a March 2006 judgment for compensatory and punitive damages entered against it in the District of Maryland. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the "EEOC") sued FedEx on behalf of former FedEx package handler Ronald Lockhart. By its judgment, the district court awarded Lockhart, who is disabled due to deafness, the sums of $8,0

Andrew Chmielinski, the Chief Probation Officer of the Milford, Massachusetts, District Court, was fired by the Commissioner of Probation after a hearing on charges he had abused his office. That termination was upheld on administrative appeal to the Chief Justice for Administration and Management ("CJAM") of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court and then to the Trial Court's Advisory C

Forty-five years ago, "the civil rights movement swirled into Birmingham, a city whose bitter resistance to change made it a battleground." Jack Bass, Unlikely Heroes 201 (1981). Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remarked, "If we can crack Birmingham, I am convinced we can crack the South. Birmingham is a symbol of segregation for the entire South." Id. By blood, toil, and tears, segregation was, of

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 r

The summary judgment record reveals the following undisputed facts. Smithburg began working for J & B Plastics in 1999 as an administrative assistant for Silverman. She was in charge of "payroll, typing reports on manufacturing, accounts payable, typing sales quotes and bills of lading, and handwriting some checks."

A couple of years before Smithburg began working for J & B Plastics she

James Breneisen, Jr., Barbara Breneisen, Laura Jones, Anna Lineweaver, Jennifer Horton, and Amy Boonos claim that their supervisors at Motorola, Inc.'s Service Center in Rockford, Illinois penalized them for taking medical leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).1 They say that they were demoted, denied raises, questioned upon return from leave, and given negative performan

Jeri L. Gates alleges that Caterpillar, Inc. ("Caterpillar") engaged in unlawful sexual discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII. The district court granted Caterpillar's motion for summary judgment, Gates appealed and we now affirm.

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Gates began working at Caterpillar in 1978 as a clerk and held various administrative positions at the company between 1978 and 19

The plaintiff was a deckhand on a barge owned by the defendant, a company that provides shipping by barge in inland waterways, mainly the Mississippi River. See "Alter Barge Line, Inc. - History," www.alterbarge.com/history.html (visited Dec. 7, 2007). On three occasions he complained to management that crew members were using illegal drugs while on duty.

Shortly after the third rep

Plaintiff-appellant James H. Burks, IV, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant-appellee Yellow Transportation, Inc., ("Yellow Transportation") on his claim of employment discrimination on the basis of race, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Specifically, Burks contends that the district co

This case involves the appeal of the district court's dismissal of claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a), the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(g)(1)(C), and the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA"), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680, as well as claims of fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress made by Robert Lockett, Plaintiff-Appellant, against the Unit

Plaintiff Laurie Kuta brought this action for employment discrimination and retaliation against defendant General Motors Corporation, alleging violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e), and of Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, MCL § 37.2101. The district court granted summary judgment to General Motors after determining that Kuta had failed to est

Rickey B. Davis sued the City of Springfield and others on a civil rights theory claiming that he was discriminated against by the Springfield Police Department because he is African-American. Plaintiff claimed that he was demoted and discriminated against because he supported a black officer who had been accused of botching a case. Davis claimed that he was the victim of retaliation when poli

John Van Voorhis, a pilot over 50 years old, appeals pro se the summary judgment entered in favor of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners and against Van Voorhis's complaint of discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621–634, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1), and the Florida Civil Rights Ac

Jackie Wilkins, formerly a print operator with PackerWare Corporation, sought medical attention for what he thought was a work-related injury to his right arm. His doctor advised him to rest his arm for an extended period, advice that meant Mr. Wilkins would be unable to perform his regular job duties. Mr. Wilkins's employer gave him the option either to take unpaid leave or pursue light