Cecilia Thomas appeals the decision of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama dismissing her Title VII retaliation claim on summary judgment. After review and oral argument, we affirm.

I. Background

Cecilia Thomas worked at Cooper Lighting, Inc. ("Cooper") on a full time basis as an assembler and floater from February 2004 until July 2005 under the

Plaintiff-Appellant Darrell Hare was employed as the general manager of the Denver Merchandise Mart, Inc. ("the Mart") for nearly thirty years. Beginning in 2001, his relationship with higher management began to break down. He was terminated from his position as general manager on December 29, 2003, at the age of 64. He brought this suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA

Defendants-Appellants Donald Kliment and William Rouse appeal from the district court's denial of their Motion to Dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity. They assert that they are entitled to qualified immunity against Plaintiff-Appellee Ronald Vose's § 1983 claims which allege violations of Vose's First Amendment free speech rights. Vose argues that his speech was protected, and the

Timothy Morrison ("Morrison") was a student at Boyd County High School ("BCHS"). He is a Christian, and he believes that homosexuality is a sin. He further believes that part of his responsibility as a Christian is to tell others when their conduct does not comport with his understanding of Christian morality. During the 2004-05 academic year, BCHS had a written policy prohibiting students

Daniel McCarthy, a Newburyport, Massachusetts police officer, brought this action against the former and current chiefs of police, Thomas Cappelluzzo and Thomas H. Howard; fellow police officers Alan Maguire, David Foley and David Knight; former mayors of Newburyport Lisa Mead and Alan Lavender; and the City of Newburyport. McCarthy alleged claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of his Fi

Defendants-Appellants Donald Kliment and William Rouse appeal from the district court's denial of their Motion to Dismiss on the basis of qualified immunity. They assert that they are entitled to qualified immunity against Plaintiff-Appellee Ronald Vose's § 1983 claims which allege violations of Vose's First Amendment free speech rights. Vose argues that his speech was protected, and the

Plaintiffs Deaudrey Lovelace and Audra Picciano appeal from the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant BP Products North America, Inc. ("BP"), in this case alleging retaliation and a racially hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-17), 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and OHIO REV. CODE § 4112. For the reasons st

Zhudija Napreljac sued his former employer, John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. (Hammons), alleging that he was wrongfully terminated as a hotel maintenance engineer for falsely reporting a workplace injury. The district court1 granted Hammons's motion for summary judgment. Napreljac v. John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc., 461 F. Supp. 2d 981 (S.D. Iowa 2006). Napreljac appeals the dismissal of two clai

This appeal arises out of
Kelly Coolidge's second lawsuit charging her former
employer, the Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic
Services Agency, also known as the Crime Lab, with sexual
harassment and retaliation. She won the first lawsuit -
which is not before us on appeal - when a jury
concluded that the Crime Lab stood by while her supervisor,
David Willoughby, s

Kimberly Stoyle and Jack Beliveau sued the Mansfield Municipal Electric Department and others on civil rights and Massachusetts Whistleblower's Act violations and retaliation theories.

While employed as a dispatcher for the City of Taft Police Department, plaintiff Aimee Nichols was allegedly subjected to physical and verbal sexual harassment on the job. She filed suit alleging claims of intentional tort and violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).1 On the eve of trial, the parties settled. It was agreed in the settlement that defendant, City of Taft, woul

In May, 2001 the Screen Actors Guild ("the Guild") fired Dr. Patricia Heisser Metoyer ("Metoyer"), an African- American, after PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PwC") concluded Metoyer authorized payment in excess of $30,000 of funds available for Guild use to friends, business partners, and her husband's production company. Metoyer responded by bringing multiple claims against the Guild, includin

Richard "Tom" Carraher appeals from the entry of summary judgment on his age discrimination claim against Target Corporation. Carraher alleges that Target terminated his employment in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), Minn. Stat. §§ 363A.01-.41. On appeal, Carraher contends that the district court1

Ralph "Ray" Jerauld sued the Waltham Housing Authority and Walter McGuire on discrimination and retaliation theories claiming that Walter McGuire continued to smoke in his presence when required that he not do so after Plaintiff was diagnosed with lung cancer. Jerauld also claimed that the Authority failed to protect his from exposure to Authority employees with colds after he was diagnosed wi

Plaintiffs appeal the district court's order dismissing their suit under Rule 12(b)(6). Plaintiffs, six former distributors of the Houston Chronicle, a newspaper owned by defendants (Hearst), brought this suit against Hearst alleging breach of contract, wrongful termination under Sabine Pilot Service Inc. v. Hauck, 687 S.W.2d 733 (Tex. 1985),1 and antitrust claims. Five of the six plaintif

In this employment discrimination case, a former employee of the Lancaster Jewish Community Center claimed discrimination on the basis of religion (evangelical Christianity) and retaliation for protected EEO activity. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the employer.

We first find that we have jurisdiction to hear the appeal although it was filed over 30 days afte

Linda Mellen challenges the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Boston University and an individual, Frances Drolette, on her claims that BU interfered with her substantive rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., and the Massachusetts Small Necessities Leave Act (SNLA), Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52D. Mellen argues that BU miscalculated

J. Allen Miller challenges a final order dismissing his complaint against James and Doris Nelms with prejudice. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Miller filed a complaint and two amended complaints, all asserting that the Nelmses owed him money for work he performed converting a bus into a mobile video entertainment vehicle. The Nelmses responded to his original complai

Plaintiff Deborah Phillips ("Plaintiff") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Dawsonville, its former and current mayors, and four city councilmen ("Defendants") against Plaintiff's section 1983 claim of retaliatory discharge in violation of Plaintiff's First Amendment right to free speech. No First Amendment cause of action has been presented. We affirm t

International Computer Negotiations, Inc. ("ICN") appeals from a district court order denying sanctions under Title 28 U.S.C. § 1927, against attorney Basyle J. Tchividjian, his law firm Landis Graham French, P.A., attorney Craig L. Berman, and his law firm Berman Law Firm, P.A., for their conduct in representing a plaintiff in a wrongful discharge suit against ICN. After thorough review,

Plaintiff-Appellant Keith Jones appeals the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS") on his claims of disability discrimination and retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. UPS cross-appeals the District Court's assertion of subject matter jurisdiction over the case

Plaintiff-Appellant John Proctor appeals the District Court's entry of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee United Parcel Service (UPS) on his claims that UPS terminated him in retaliation for filing administrative charges of disability discrimination in violation of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12203(a), and for filing workers' compensation claims, in

Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Lewis brought suit against his former employer, Defendant-Appellee Circuit City, for wrongful termination, based on alleged retaliation against Lewis for seeking workers' compensation benefits, a tort recognized by Kansas. However, Lewis has already arbitrated a claim of retaliatory discharge against Circuit City, pursuant to an arbitration agreement he signed with h

Taylor had sued her former employer Giant in 1999 for race and sex discrimination and retaliation and settled that first case against Giant in February 2002. Taylor soon after her 2002 settlement against Giant began to experience discrimination again by Giant when it came for her female medical condition of uterine fibroid tumors. According to Taylor before the ink was dry on the first settl

Julie Weger and Mary Meghan Murphy (collectively Plaintiffs) appeal the district court's1 grant of summary judgment to their employer, the City of Ladue, on their claims of sexual harassment and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, and the Missouri Human Rights Act ("MHRA"), Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 213.010-.137.2 We affirm.