Gene A. Jones ("Jones") appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of his employer, Eaton Corporation ("Eaton"). Jones challenges the district court's decision on his claims of race and age discrimination in violation of Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("the ADEA") and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we AFFIRM.

Plaintiff-Appellant Juanita M. Foster, an employee at AlliedSignal, Inc. since 1979, injured her arm and lower back in November 1995 while on the job. In December 1995, after being absent from work for several days, Foster was informed by AlliedSignal that she had been fired. Foster sued AlliedSignal in federal district court, claiming that her employment had been terminated in retaliation for her

Plaintiff Ravinder Risam (appellant) appeals from the trial court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant the County of Los Angeles (respondent). Plaintiff alleged that respondent demoted her in retaliation for opposing discriminatory practices in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq., hereafter “FEHA”). The trial co

Race Discrimination and Retaliation - Alvin Yates, an African-American, was hired by MCI in July 1997 and received good performance evaluations and a merit pay increase for two consecutive years. In October 1999, Mr. Yates complained about disrespectful treatment by his Hispanic supervisor. On December 22, 1999, just before leaving for Christmas vacation, Mr. Yates was called in and given a wr

Plaintiff Terence Allen, M.D., a physician formerly employed by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against three state officials who were supervisors within the Department. Allen alleged that the defendants retaliated against him and conspired to retaliate against him in violation of his First Amendment rights because he spoke out on abuse of in

This employment discrimination action is presented as a modern rendition of the age-old parable of a son being punished for the sins of his father.1 The father, Sterril Fogleman, had been an employee of defendant Mercy Hospital, Inc. ("Mercy") for seventeen years before leaving the hospital in 1993. In an action separate from this case, Sterril sued Mercy claiming that he had been forced out

Plaintiffs, Gary Alan Green ("Green") and Broadway Sound &Video, Inc. 1 ("Broadway"), appeal an order of the district court dismissing their complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). 2 In the present action, Green and Broadway brought a host of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims against the Village of East Hampton, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Chief Administrative Judge of

Ross, a black male, began working for KCPLC in 1979 as a "plant helper," and became a Meter Reader in 1980. Ross worked in that capacity for eighteen years. In 1988, Ross obtained a bachelor's degree in Systems Management from Rockhurst College. After receiving his degree, he also took additional computer classes from a community college. In 1998, he was temporarily promoted to the "CIS Plus P

Plaintiff Leonard Kessell was a manufacturing associate for South Charleston Stamping & Manufacturing Company, an automotive stamping plant that converts sheets of metal into auto body parts. On March 5, 1993, Kessell injured his hand at work when he fell and hit his hand on a piece of equipment. Over the next year, Kessell re- injured his hand several times. As a result of these injuries, Ke

The issue in this civil action is whether plaintiffs, at-will employees who worked for defendant as security guards at a concert arena, stated claims for relief for wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of severe emotional distress. The Court of Appeals ruled that certain of the plaintiffs had stated claims for relief with respect to both torts. Babick v. Oregon Arena Corp., 160 Or App 140

The issue on appeal is whether the "whistleblower" provision of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. S 3730(h), protects an employee who exposes allegedly false statements made in an application which contains no demand for payment of federal funds. Appellant, Dr. Keith A. Dookeran, filed a Complaint asserting seven causes of action against Appellees. Count I is a claim for retaliatory discharge

Defendant Tierco Maryland, Inc., operator of the Adventure World Amusement Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, appeals the district court's denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law on plaintiff Tonya Womack's claim for false imprisonment. Tonya Womack and her husband, Carl Womack, cross-appeal the district court's grant of Tierco's motion for judgment as a matter of law on

Plaintiff Gary W. Rose appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant Robert F. Stephens in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Plaintiff argues that his termination from the position of Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Kentucky Whistleblower Act, K.R.S. Chapter 61. For the reasons discussed below, we a

Mr. Khan sued defendant White in her capacity as the Director of Federal-State Operations for the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). He claimed Ms. White violated his constitutional rights and the agency's statutory mandates by her handling of his questions and claims about a highly toxic cleaner used at his employment several years earlier. At his request, the Utah Occupational

Donald E. Powell,1 Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), appeals from a bench trial verdict in favor of Larry Tadlock (Tadlock), an FDIC employee, on his age discrimination claim. The district court2 entered final judgment, awarding Tadlock back pay and reinstatement, but denying him prejudgment interest.

On appeal, the FDIC argues the district court clearly erred in

Civil rights claims by 139 black employees who complained of racial harassment and retaliation at a hot-dog plant that closed last year. The former employees at the Philadelphia-based Ball Park Franks plant charged that they were subjected to racial slurs and racist cartoons and graffiti; denied promotions; given extra work; and forced to undergo frequent drug testing.

In this interlocutory appeal of a retaliatory discharge case, the court is asked to determine whether an employee's refusal to agree to a compulsory arbitration provision regarding employment discrimination claims constitutes protected activity for the purposes of alleging a prima facie case of retaliation. We find that it does not. We therefore vacate in part the district court's order and remand

This appeal concerns the availability of a qualified immunity defense for defendant James F. Abromaitis, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development ("DECD"), who allegedly violated the constitutional rights of plaintiffs African Trade & Information Center, Inc., Mohamoud D. Ahmed, and Alan W. Gates by retaliating against them for exercising their free spee

Appellant Wellborn Freeman (“Freeman”) appeals the district court’s summary judgment of his race-based employment discrimination and retaliation claims. Freeman contends that the district court erred in finding that he had not exhausted his administrative remedies as to the claims raised in his First Amended Complaint and in finding, alternatively, that Freeman failed to ra

Proceeding pro se, Courtney Scott appeals the district court's dismissal of the civil rights complaint he brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Scott is currently incarcerated in an Oklahoma state penitentiary. Scott complains that Defendants have violated his Eighth Amendment rights by denying him appropriate medical and dental treatment. Scott also alleges that his due process rights were violat

Defendants-Appellants appeal the order of the district court denying their motion for summary judgment on immunity grounds on plaintiff-appellee Sharon Gragg's claims of retaliatory discharge in violation of the First Amendment and the Kentucky Constitution. Because we conclude that the undisputed facts clearly demonstrate that the speech to which Gragg points as the reason for her discharge did n

Shirley Ramsey ("Ramsey") appeals an adverse summary judgment in her claims against her employer, the United States Postal Service ("USPS"), in which she asserts claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for race discrimination and harassment. We affirm the district court's determination that summary judgment was appropriate.

I. Facts and Proceedings

Ramsey has been employed by the USPS s

Kimberly Colarossi appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Coty US Inc. (Coty) on her claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. She contends the court improperly weighed the evidence in reaching its decision. She also contends the court erroneously excluded highly relevant evidence, which, along with the other evidence she presented, is sufficient to create a triable is

Deputy United States Marshals David Orsay and Michael Smith (collectively “Appellants”) appeal the district court’s dismissal of their claims under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671 et seq. (“FTCA”). The district court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to resolve the claims, which the court found pr

Plaintiff-appellant Karyn Nelson brought an action against defendants-appellees the University of Hawai`i, Bart Buxton (Dr. Buxton), and Kwok W. Ho (Dr. Ho) [hereinafter, collectively, Defendants], involving numerous claims arising out of her employment as an assistant professor at the university. Following a jury trial, before then-circuit court judge, the Honorable James R. Aiona, Jr., the jury