Retaliation Law
 
JACQUELYN V. MAGEE v. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

In this case involving the Civil Rights Act, the Court of Appeals held that plaintiff's claims of sexual harassment, sex and age discrimination, and retaliation were timely filed, because the lawsuit was brought within three years of the date she resigned her employment with defendant.1

We conclude that plaintiff's claims were not filed within the limitations period because none of

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Alfred Milton Evans, et al. v. Mike Fogarty, et al.

Plaintiffs were providers of outpatient behavioral health services. Defendants are various officers and employees of Oklahoma's state Medicaid Agency (the Oklahoma Health Care Authority). The Oklahoma Health Care Authority pays for medically necessary behavioral health services within the scope of the Medicaid program for qualified recipients.

Plaintiffs spoke publicly on a number of issu

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Gator.com Corp. v. L.L. Bean, Inc.

We must decide whether a declaratory judgment action initiated to determine the legality of a software vendor's pop-up advertising program is rendered moot by a settlement under which the vendor permanently modified its software and the website owner relinquished all claims.

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Gator.com Corporation1 is the proprietor of a software program that enables computer users to store person

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Stephen B. Himmel v. Ford Motor Company

Stephen B. Himmel sued Ford Motor Company claiming the was fired in retaliation for complaining that a nationwide agreement with the United Auto Workers violated federal labor law and resulted in hiring convicted felons and unqualified relatives of union officials.

Ford claimed that Himmel was fired because he violated labor law when he improperly promoted union bargaining representatives t

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Dianne D. Dick v. Phone Directories Company, Inc.

Plaintiff-Appellant Diane D. Dick sued her employer, Defendant-Appellee Phone Directories Company, Inc. ("PDC"), alleging hostile work environment same-sex discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of PDC on all claims, reasoning that Ms. Dick was not discriminated against "because of sex" and that she

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George Kibler v. Northern Inyo County Local Hospital District, et al.

Plaintiff George Kibler is a physician affiliated with Northern Inyo County Hospital. Throughout 2001, a troubled relationship existed between him, the hospital, and defendants. Kibler was critical of the hospital and its nursing staff. The hospital accused Kibler of acting violently and aggressively toward hospital employees, including making threats with a gun.

On December 20, 200

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Linda Carnes v. The Superior Court of Placer County

After her probationary employment was terminated for the discourteous treatment of a coemployee and for insubordination to her supervisor, plaintiff Linda Carnes sued her employer, the Superior Court of Placer County (hereafter PCSC), for disability discrimination, harassment on account of disability, failure to reasonably accommodate her disabilities, and retaliation. From a summary judg

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Conail Cross v. The Home Depot

Conail Cross filed suit against his employer, The Home Depot, alleging race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981; retaliation in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3; breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted summary judgment

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Maria Consuelo, et al. v. State of New Mexico, d/b/a Children, Youth and Families Department, et al.

This case stems from the harassing and allegedly discriminatory conduct that male employees of the New Mexico Boys' School ("School") inflicted on their female colleagues and subordinates. The School is operated by New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department ("CYFD"). Plaintiffs Maria Consuelo Chavez, Diane Contreras, Lori Lucero, Olga Rodriguez, and Teresa Smith (collectively "Plain

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Donald Cook v. City of Buena Park

Donald Cook challenges a City of Buena Park (City) ordinance obliging landlords to undertake eviction proceedings against "all occupants" of a rental unit when the chief of police suspects a tenant has engaged in or permitted illegal drug activity, gang-related crime, or a drug-related nuisance in or near the rental property. Because the ordinance imposes on landlords a substantial risk o

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Jamie Hamilton v. OnSite Co., Inc.

Jamie Hamilton worked as a contract employee for Onsite Companies, Inc., a nationwide temporary staffing company, at Hypercom Horizon, Inc. in their customer service department. Hamilton claimed she was raped at work by another Onsite contract employee who was assigned to Hypercom's shipping area. The coworker, who had become friends with Hamilton, claimed the incident was consensual. Aft

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Mark Wood v. Marion County Sheriff, et al.

Mark Wood sued the Marion County Sheriff's office and others for terminating him for political reasons in August 2002. Wood claimed that he was pressured by then-Sheriff Jack Cottey to send the FBI faulty numbers showing crime was down in Marion County. Wood refused and was suspended in retaliation. He claimed that he lost weight and couldn't sleep because of the pressure on him to send the statis

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Deanne Whatley Chavez v. Thomas & Betts Corporation, et al.

Plaintiff Deanne Whatley Chavez sued her former employer Defendant Thomas & Betts Corp. (T&B) and former supervisor Defendant Patricia Marrujo (Marrujo), among others, alleging violations of (1) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, (2) the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2611 to 2654 (FMLA), (3) the New Mexico Human Rights Act, and (4) New Mexico t

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Richard Miller v. Eby Realty Group LLC

Plaintiff-Appellee Richard Miller sued his former employer Defendant-Appellant Eby Realty Group, LLC, ("Eby"), the successor in interest to Eby Management Company, Inc. ("EMC"), alleging unlawful age discrimination and retaliation under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and breach of contract.(*) The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict for

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Patrick O'Meara v. Palomar-Pomerado Health System, et al.

Dr. Patrick O'Meara, the former chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Palomar Medical Center (Palomar), sued Palomar and related entities, and various individuals on Palomar's medical peer review committees, alleging defendants

2 improperly retaliated against Dr. O'Meara because he expressed dissatisfaction with a managed care entity's involvement in medical decisions. Afte

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THE ESTATE OF ILAR HICKS

�1 Petitioner (plaintiff) sued Respondent (defendant) for wrongful death of plaintiff's decedent under several theories of recovery.1 Plaintiff alleged injuries and damages sustained as a result of the wrongful death of Ilar Hicks that were caused as a result of the acts, conduct and/or omissions of the defendant. The petition alleges that Ilar Hicks died as a result of sepsis, with a

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Judy K. Kelley v. City of Albuquerque

Judy Kelley sued the City of Albuquerque and its Mayor, Martin Chavez, alleging that she was terminated by Defendants in violation of the New Mexico Human Rights Act, 28-1-1 N.M.S.A. (1996 Repl. Pamp.), in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. �20005e-5(f) et seq. and in violation of her right to equal protection under both 42 U.S.C. �� 1983 and 1985(2

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Ilene Goldberg v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., et al.

Appellant Ilene Goldberg brought suit against respondents, her former employer Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner) and her former supervisor Edward Pierson, for wrongful termination. Goldberg claimed that she was discriminated against in the terms and conditions of her employment based on her gender, and terminated in retaliation for raising complaints about gender-based discrimination.

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The People v. Pedro Guido

Defendant Pedro Guido stands convicted by a jury of five counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child by rape (Pen. Code, § 269, subd. (a)(1); all unspecified statutory references are to the Penal Code), one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child by oral copulation (§ 269, subd. (a)(4)), and 10 counts of lewd acts with a child by force (§ 288, subd. (b)(1)). The trial court sent

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Kenneth S. Benigini v. Christropher Smith, et al.

Kenneth Begnini appeals a summary judgment in which the district court2 held that Officer Christopher Smith has qualified immunity with respect to Begnini's Fourth and First Amendment claims through 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and that Smith and the City of Proctor have official immunity under state law on Begnini's state law claims. We affirm.

Smith arrested Begnini following a 911 call from a

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Mimics, Inc., et al. v. The Village of Angel Fire, et al.

Plaintiffs-Appellees Richard Wildgrube, Margaret Wildgrube, and MIMICS, Inc. (hereinafter and collectively, the "Wildgrubes") brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging rights violations under the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments. Defendant-Appellant Charles Hasford appeals the district court's denial of his motion for summary judgment premised on qualified immunity. We exer

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Leroy Hawkins, Jr. v. Pacific Coast Building Products, Inc.

Plaintiff Leroy Hawkins, Jr. appeals from a judgment dismissing his first amended complaint for racial harassment and/or discrimination and breach of contract, after the trial court sustained without leave to amend the demurrer of defendant Pacific Coast Building Products, Inc. (Pacific Coast). Hawkins contends the court erred in determining his first amended complaint was time-barred

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Curtis T, a minor, etc. v. The County of Los Angeles

In this tort action against the County of Los Angeles, the minor plaintiff alleged that he was molested by another child for several years while living in a foster home, and that his foster parent saw the alleged molestation but failed to stop it. The trial court sustained the County's demurrer without leave to amend due to the minor plaintiff's failure to file a claim within six months o

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Pamella Settlegoode v. Portland Public Schools, et al.

Dr. Pamella Settlegoode was hired by Portland Public Schools as an Adapted Physical Education teacher for the 1998-99 academic year on a probationary basis. Hired to teach students with disabilities in various schools in the district, she was an itinerant teacher and therefore conducted her physical education classes at two or three different schools each day. Her job included teaching th

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Pat Hughes v. North Richland Hills

Pat Hughes claimed that North Richland Hills discriminated against him because of his age and then fired him in retaliation for complaining about the discrimination. The 51-year-old former assistant fire chief claimed that he was wrongfully accused of opposing Fire Chief Andy Jones when he was hired to run the department in 1998. Hughes was an unsuccessful candidate for the position.

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