Appellant Alberto Pinero sued his former employer, respondent Specialty Restaurants Corporation (SRC), for retaliation. Pinero claimed that SRC forced him to resign after learning Pinero had filed an age discrimination action against another former employer, who also was a city council member in a city where SRC conducted business. Following the presentation of Pinero's case in chief at tri

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Joyce Montabon, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's order granting defendant's motion for

Plaintiff worked as an electrical apprentice for nearly 15 months for Defendant Sasco Electric. At the time of the incident, Plaintiff was working on teh Santana Row Project in San Jose, CA. Approximately one month before Plaintiff was laid off in March 2002 due to a reduction in work force, he went to his job foreman and reported 3 separate incidents in which a Sasco journeyman made racially

Charles Stricker Jr. sued Rick Favre, his supervisor at the University of Nevada - Reno locksmith department for discrimination and retaliation in violation of 42 U.S.C. 2000e. He claimed that Favre began to treat him unfairly after he complained about pornography being displayed on computers in the locksmith department office in 1999. He claimed that Favre punished him for expressing his bel

1 Appellant International Association of Firefighters, Local 2284 (Union), seeks review of the Trial Court's order vacating an arbitrator's award for Union on motion therefor of Appellee City of McAlester (City), by which the Trial Court found the arbitrator's decision/award contrary to public policy and the parties' collective bargaining agreement. Herein, Union asserts the arbitrator's decisi

A federal court here has rejected the efforts of E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont) to overturn an October 2004 jury verdict that found the company liable for maliciously and intentionally discriminating against an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today. The judgment entered by the court orders the Delaware-based science and chemic

Plaintiff-appellee Beverly Kelly sued her former employer defendant-appellant Metallics West, Inc. (Metallics West), alleging unlawful discrimination and retaliation under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (ADA). The case was tried to a jury, which entered a verdict for Kelly, finding that Metallics West had violated the ADA by refusing to permit Kelly to ret

The District Court subsequently granted parti1 al summary judgment in favor of the city in the fourth officer's case but that case is not before us. Since 1980, the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has maintained an ordinance requiring city employees to reside within the city. In 1997, a group of twenty-two police officers sought to have the ordinance declared unconstitutional. The U.S. D

This case is part of a lengthy dispute between Plaintiff-Appellant Diva's, Inc. ("Diva's"), an adult entertainment bar located in Bangor, Maine, Plaintiff-Appellant Dianne Cormier-Youngs, the owner of Diva's, and Appellee City of Bangor, Maine. Also involved in the instant action are various Bangor government officials in their official and individual capacities (collectively, "Individual Appel

This is a sanctions case arising out of a lawsuit for attorney fees. The Law Offices of Windle Turley, P.C. sued appellees Robert L. French, individually and on behalf of the estate of Velma Rae French, deceased, Robert R. French, Gwenda Dunn, Linda Gilliland and Robin French to recover attorney fees under contingent fee agreements. At the time this lawsuit was filed, appellant was already liti

Seven African American individuals (collectively "plaintiffs"), all former or current firefighters with the City of Berkeley, Missouri ("the City"), appeal from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court1 for the Eastern District of Missouri in favor of the City on their claims of racial discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as a

Suzzette Williams ("Williams") and Angela Conner ("Conner") each asserted a claim for hostile work environment under Title VII against the Missouri Department of Mental Health and Dan Thornton, Superintendent of the Higginsville Habilitation Center, which is operated by MDMH. The United States District Court1 for the Western District of Missouri granted summary judgment in favor of MDMH

Plaintiff-appellant Ronald L. Calvert, appearing pro se, appeals from the magistrate judge's grant of summary judgment to defendant-appellee Roadway Express Inc. on his claims of race discrimination and retaliation under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, and disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.

We granted leave to appeal to consider whether there was sufficient evidence to support plaintiff's claims of retaliatory discrimination and whether the "continuing violations" doctrine of Sumner v Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, 427 Mich 505; 398 NW2d 368 (1986), should be preserved, modified, or abrogated in light of the language of the statute of limitations, MCL 600.5805(1). The jury found

Feron Shorter, Jr. sued Hartford Financial Service and Mary Anne Rhodes for: Sexual harrassment in violation of Title VII; Race and sex discrimination in violation of Title VII; Violation of 42 USC 1981; Retaliation in violation of 42 USC 1981; Race and sex discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment Practices Act; Retaliation in violation of CFEPA; Intentional infliction of emotional

Richard Powell ("Powell") brought this action against his employer, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department (the "Sheriff's Department"). Powell asserts that he was demoted in retaliation for filing previous lawsuits against Appellants Randy Johnson and Charles Polk.

Appellants moved for summary judgment on the merits and, in their individual capacities, on the basis of qualified immu

Dr. A. Jane Plotke filed suit against the Secretary of the Army under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16, alleging the Army had unlawfully terminated her from her employment as an historian due to her gender. The district court granted summary judgment to the Army. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we reverse.

I.

Whether the Army was

In 1997, just a month before his 60th birthday, Edward West, an African-American male, was hired by a company called Innovex. Innovex provided pharmaceutical companies, like the defendant Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Corporation (OMPC), with contract sales representatives. Two years later, in 1999, OMPC hired West (and 10 other Innovex employees) as a direct sales representative of the co

Appellant Melvin Johnson, appearing pro se, appeals the district court's order remanding this case to Kansas state court and assessing $500 against him for attorney fees and costs. Appellee Topeka Housing Authority (THA) filed a motion to dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction. Because we lack jurisdiction to review the remand order we grant the motion to dismiss in part. We have jurisdicti

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and Mike Kolman sued Bombardier Aerospace Corporation for discriminating against him because of his Mormon faith in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and then firing him in retaliation for complaining about his treatment.

The defenses asserted by Bombardier are not available.

Ronda Rohde sued the City of Edmonds, Washington for negligence, retaliation and gender discrimination relating to the behavior of her one-time partner in the police department.

The defenses asserted by the defendant are not available.

Does the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654, mandate strict liability for employers in all cases in which an employer interferes with an employee's FMLA rights? We conclude it does not. Sandra Throneberry (Throneberry) sued her employer, McGehee Desha County Hospital (Hospital), alleging three violations of the FMLA. After a jury trial, the district court1

The World Trade Organization ("WTO") is the international organization charged with dealing with the rules of trade between nations. In late November 1999, top trade officials from WTO-member countries met in Seattle. The Seattle gathering gained national attention, not just for the policy debate on international trade issues but also because of the demonstrations and violence that occu

After petitioner, the girls' basketball coach at a public high school, discovered
that his team was not receiving equal funding and equal access
to athletic equipment and facilities, he complained unsuccessfully
to his supervisors. He then received negative work evaluations and ultimately was removed as the girls' coach. He brought this suit alleging that respondent school board (Board

Dee Kotla worked for the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory for 14 years before she was terminated in 1997. At the time of her discharge, she was working as a computer support technician in the Lab's Administrative Information Systems (AIS) Department, providing network and server maintenance services for the Lab's Plant Engineering Department.

Kotla was concerned about gender and departmental