Tiffany Alexander, Stacy Prophet, Jacqueline Moore and Sandra Hawkins v. City of Jackson, Mississippi on a civil rights theory claiming that they were sexually harassed while attempting to work as firefighters for the City. They alleged Fire Department supervisors made unwanted advances and inappropriate comments and groped them. Moore is still an active member of the Fire Department. The othe

Today the ACLU of Colorado announced a settlement with the City of Denver over the arrest and imprisonment of a student who was handcuffed, arrested and forced to spend a night in jail simply for asking for a Denver police officer's business card.

The ACLU of Colorado represented Evan Herzoff, a University of Colorado at Denver student and local CopWatch volunteer. CopWatch is a national

Plaintiff Bijan Daneshvar, appearing pro se, appeals from the district court's entry of judgment in favor of defendant Graphic Technology, Inc. (GTI), on his claims of discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

I. Background

Mr. Daneshvar, who

This appeal arises from a summary judgment granted in favor of appellee, Cameron County, Texas (the County), and against appellant, Robert Scott, in a suit brought pursuant to the Whistleblower Act (the Act). See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§ 554.002, 554.003 (Vernon 2004). By three issues, Scott contends the trial court erred in (1) granting the County's third special exception relating to Exhibit B

Danny Bennett and Danny Reid sued former Forsyth County Sheriff Dennis Lee Hendrix, former Chief Deputy Earl Singletary and former Major and present Sergeant David Waters on a civil rights theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that defendant used his public office to surveil, harass and intimidate them in retaliation for Plaintiffs' support of a referendum in 1998 that called for creation of a count

Plaintiff-Appellant Linda A. Timmerman was terminated from her position as branch manager at U.S. Bank after bank management discovered that she had refunded at least $1,099 worth of overdraft fees to two subordinates' bank accounts. In response, Ms. Timmerman brought sex and age discrimination claims against U.S. Bank pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII") and the

Adis M. Vila, former Vice President of External Affairs for the Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC or College) appeals the district court's entry of judgment as a matter of law to Defendant Eduardo Padrón in his official capacity as MDCC President on Vila's First Amendment retaliation claim brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We are asked to decide whether Padrón failed to renew Vila's employm

Trent L. Chapin sued Mid-States Motors Inc. and Fort-Rohr Motors, Inc. on civil rights, 42 U.S.C. 2000e and retaliation theories. Chapin, who is white and American-born, claimed in the suit that Mid-State discriminated against him when he was first displaced and then replaced as sales manager when a Pakistani general manager who was Muslim took over and hired another Pakistani who was Muslim.

Gail Smith appeals the judgment of the Jackson County Circuit Court. The court granted Aquila, Inc. (Aquila) summary judgment on Ms. Smith's claim that her termination from employment was the result of racial discrimination. In her sole point on appeal, Ms. Smith claims the summary judgment was error because whether her termination was based on her race was a genuine issue of material fact. The

[1] Christopher L. Halco appeals from the dismissal of his complaint against Daniel G. Davey, Anne Beebe-Center, and Knox County entered in the Superior Court (Knox County, Wheeler, J.). Halco argues that the court erred in concluding that he had failed to state a claim for breach of contract, false light invasion of privacy, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, or pun

Diana Nez alleges that her former employer, BHP Navajo Coal Company (BHP), terminated her employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 to 2000e-17. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of BHP after determining that Ms. Nez, a Navajo, failed to identify a material factual dispute suggesting that she was discharged due to her race, gend

Ms. Charlotte Boswell has worked in various capacities for Federal Express in Oakland, California since February of 1990, compiling a flawless employment record throughout those years.

In 2002, Ms. Boswell filed a complaint against Federal Express for sexual harassment, retaliation, and constructive discharge. In her complaint, Ms. Boswell alleged that she started experiencing sexual adva

This First Amendment retaliation case is before us for the second time. In the first appeal, we held that Indiana State Correctional Officer Nancy Spiegla engaged in protected speech by reporting a possible security lapse to an assistant superintendent at the Westville Correctional Facility where she worked. On remand, a jury found that the defendants - Westville's superintendent, assista

Linda Piercy sued the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and several of its employees, alleging sex discrimination and retaliation. The district court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment, finding (1) no causal connection between a complaint Piercy filed with the Colorado EEOC and her termination that would support the retaliation claim, and (2) no adverse employment action that wou

Vince DiMarco appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Inc. DiMarco brought suit against Presbyterian under 31 U.S.C. � 3730(h) of the Federal False Claims Act, alleging that Presbyterian retaliated against him for reporting its fraudulent activities. Specifically, DiMarco claimed that Presbyterian provided misleading, defamatory, an

Plaintiffs Morilun, Barbara, Regina, and Catherine Zolbrod appeal the district court's dismissal of their 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6). Defendants have argued that the notice of appeal, signed only by Morilun Zolbrod, is not effective as to Barbara, Regina, and Catherine Zolbrod because Morilun

Beverly Chambless, a 48-year-old Caucasian female, alleged that her former employer Louisiana-Pacific denied her promotions due to her age and gender, subjected her to a sexually hostile work environment, and retaliated against her for bringing discrimination complaints, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Age Discrimination in Emplo

Employers generally are liable for a supervisor's sexual harassment if the harassment is severe and pervasive enough to result in a hostile work environment amounting to discrimination prohibited by Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. There is, however, an affirmative defense, which the Supreme Court wrote into the law in Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775, 118 S. Ct. 2275 (1998)

Darry L. Burrell ("Burrell") appeals the dismissal on summary judgment of his employment discrimination and retaliation claims against defendant Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group, L.P. ("Dr. Pepper"). We AFFIRM in part and VACATE and REMAND in part.

I.

Burrell, an African-American male, began his employment with Dr. Pepper as the Corporate Purchasing Manager in May 2001. Burrel

Plaintiff-appellant Norvell Bufford appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to his former employer, defendant-appellee The Boeing Company, on his claim that Boeing demoted him from a management position to a non-management position because of his race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.

Eunice Campbell appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to Gambro Healthcare, Inc. ("Gambro") on her claims of race discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and interference with and retaliation for taking leave covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") under 29 U.S.C. §§ 2615(a)(1)­(2). On appeal, Campbell has abandoned her § 1981 race discrimination claim, and chall

Kelly Grant, age 38, sued Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, claiming that she was discriminated against by Defendant because of her sex. Plaintiff alleged that her gender was a significant factor in Progressive's employment decisions toward her and that she was a victim of gender discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work envi

Rex Shrum sued the City of Coweta, Oklahoma and others claiming that the was discrminated against because of his exercise of his religious freedoms under the United States Constitution. He claimed that Coweta Police Chief Derrik Palmer engaged in a pattern of retaliation against Faternal Order of Police members in an effort to bust the union.

Shrum is both a law enforcement officer and a

Dr. David Martorano sued University of California at Los Angeles and Dr. Heather Krell on a wrongful termination theory claiming that he lost a coveted job because he terminated an affair that he was having with Dr. Krell. He claimed that the position of Chief Resident was taken away from him in retaliation for breaking off his relationship with Krell.

Dr. Krell denied that she had an affai

Dr. David Martorano sued University of California at Los Angeles and Dr. Heather Krell on a wrongful termination theory claiming that he lost a coveted job because he terminated an affair that he was having with Dr. Krell. He claimed that the position of Chief Resident was taken away from him in retaliation for breaking off his relationship with Krell.

Dr. Krell denied that she had an affai