Victoria, TX - The State of Texas charged Thomas Lee Anderson, age 32, with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon for stabbing William Tyler Shaffer, age 22, during an altercation at a party on September 22, 2013.

Anderson claimed self defense claiming that Shaffer was carrying a gun.

Title 5 Texas Code Section 22.01 provides:

Sec. 22.01. ASSAULT. (a) A person co

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for attempting to murder an informant in retaliation for providing information to law enforcement officers. Justin M. Hill, 21, of St. Joseph, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to five years and 11 months in federal prison without parole.

On April 25, 2014, Hill pleaded guilty to the attempt

Miami, FL - The Justice Department announced that it has reached a consent decree with the town of Davie, Florida, to resolve allegations that the Davie Fire Department discriminated against firefighter/paramedic Lori Davis because of her pregnancy and retaliated against firefighter/paramedic Monica Santana because she complained about gender discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19

In a land-use dispute, Charles N. Draper, pro se, sued the City of Austin and one of
its employees, Greg Guernsey, “in [Guernsey’s] capacity as Director of Planning and Development
Watershed Protection Review Department.”1 The City and Guernsey filed a motion to dismiss all
claims against him, invoking subsections (a) and (e) of the Tort Claims Act’s election-

Miami, OK - The State of Oklahoma sued Chinese Chef Buffet and its owner, Yun Chang, claiming that defendants violated the Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act by sexually harassing employees and retaliating against them for complaining.

The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office issued the following press release regarding the case:
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pru

Hellen Bedgood appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor
of the Texas Education Agency on Bedgood’s claims for employment discrimination and retaliation.
See Tex. Lab. Code §§ 21.051, .055. In her first and second issues, Bedgood contends that she
established a prima facie case of both her discrimination and retaliation claims. In her third

Karl Wawarosky appeals the trial court’s rendition of a summary judgment in favor of Appellee FAST Group Houston Inc. Wawarosky sued FAST for unlawful termination, alleging that FAST knowingly discriminated against him on the basis of age and race, in violation of the Texas Commission on Human Rights
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Act (“TCHRA”). FAST moved for summary judgment on no-evidence and tra

Washington has a strong public policy favoring arbitration.
Because of that clear policy, an employer-employee arbitration agreement will be
upheld even if certain provisions of the agreement are substantively unconscionable so
long as those provisions are severable.
The arbitration agreement allows plaintiff-employees to seek damages claimed
as well as any attorney fees and co

Appellant Tony Nealy brought this action under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.) against his employer, the City of Santa Monica (the City), for disability discrimination, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, failure to engage in the interactive process, and retaliation. Nealy’s disability arose as a result of knee injuries while wo

Sean Kearns sued Farmer Acquisition Company d/b/a Charlotte Honda
(Charlotte Honda or the Employer), asserting a claim under sections 448.101 to
448.105, Florida Statutes (2009), also known as Florida's private sector Whistleblower's
Act (the FWA). He now appeals the trial court's order granting a directed verdict
together with the final judgment in favor of Charlotte Honda and the

Plaintiff Gilberto Rincones appeals a take-nothing judgment entered in favor of
defendants WHM Custom Services, Inc., Exxon Mobil Corporation, and DISA, Inc. As
set forth below, the Court reverses the take-nothing judgment and remands in part, and
affirms in part.
I. BACKGROUND
Gilberto Rincones is a Hispanic male of Mexican descent and heritage. Between
2007 and 2008, he w

DENVER, CO – Following a three-day trial, a jury found Theron Maxton, age 59, an incarcerated inmate, guilty of four counts of influencing a federal officer by threats to the officer and/or the officer’s family member, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI announced. The jury deliberated for approximately three two hours before handing down their guilty verdicts. The trial

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EDGAR ENCARNACION, a/k/a “Edgar Encarnacion-Lafontaine,” a/k/a “Tapon,” 47, was convicted on December 11 in Manhattan federal court of conspiring to distribute marijuana, conspiring to distribute cocaine, conspiring to commit extortion, extortion, and conspiring to commit witness

Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, the Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS”), announced today the arrest of KRIS SERGENTAKIS for retaliating against a witness and stalking. The Complaint alleges that SERGENTAKIS has engaged in a scheme to retaliate against, stalk, and

An employer terminated an employee who was absent on approved medical leave, but engaged in outside employment in violation of company policy. After an 11-day arbitration hearing, the arbitrator relied on the federal ―honest belief‖ defense and rejected the employee‘s claim that the employer violated the employee‘s right to reinstatement under the Moore–Brown�

LEXANDRIA, Va. – Jeffrey A. Sterling, 47, of O’Fallon, Missouri, was convicted by a federal jury on charges of disclosing national defense information and obstructing justice.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Attorney General Eric Holder; and FBI Director James Comey made the announcement after the verdict was accepted by U.S. District Judg

The city of Yakima claims the protection of.
statutes that were designed to protect the rights of those who engage in First
Amendment protected communicative activity. U.S. CONST. amend. I. Those
statutes-Washington's "anti -SLAPP" 1 laws-protect speakers against frivolous,
speech-chilling lawsuits. We hold that a governmental entity like Yakima cannot
take advantage of the ant

Defendants and appellants Kroger Co., Kroger Manufacturing, Compton Creamery, Keith Oldenkamp, Steve Kuebbing, Jesse Turner, Keith Henry, Jill McIntosh and Tony Ramirez (sometimes collectively referred to as Kroger or the Kroger defendants) appeal an order denying their motion to compel arbitration of an employment discrimination action filed by plaintiff and respondent Stephanie Cruise (Cruise).1

The United States of America charged Jesus Marquez with retaliation against a federal judge or federal law enforcement officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1521.

Set forth below are some of the docket entries relating to this case:

04/02/2014 1 SEALED INDICTMENT (Redacted Version) filed Unredacted document sealed pursuant to E-Government Act of 2002 as to Jesus Marquez (1) count(s)

Appellant Ran Li crashed a new BMW during a test drive. Kenneth Gonsalves, a
salesperson for the BMW dealership, was a passenger in the vehicle. Gonsalves sued,
alleging that Li1
drove recklessly during the test drive, causing the accident, and that
Gonsalves suffered significant back injuries as a result. A jury found that Li was
negligent, that Gonsalves was not comparativel

The Wet Seal Retail, Inc. (Wet Seal) appeals from the denial of its motion to
compel arbitration of this wage and hour action brought by employee Elizabeth Montano.
Wet Seal also challenges the grant of Montano’s motion to compel discovery responses.
We affirm the order denying the motion to compel arbitration and dismiss the challenge
to the discovery order as nonappealabl

Syracuse, NY - Christopher Miller sued the City of Ithaca, Edward Vallely, in his individual and official capacity as the Chief of Police of Ithaca, New York, John Barber, in his individual and official capacity as the Deputy Chief of Police of Ithaca, New Yori, Pete Tyler, in his individual and official capacity as Deputy Chief of Police, The Ithaca Police Benevolent Association, Inc., Jeffrey Hu

of Oklahoma.
do
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Plaintiff, Janna Esau (“Ms. Esau”), for her cause of action against Defendant, CSCC
Nursing, LLC (“CSCC Nursing”), alleges and states as follows:
1. Ms. Esau is an individual who resides in Tulsa County.
2. CSCC Nursing is a Georgia limited liability company which is doing business in Tulsa County. CSCC Nursing oper

COMES NOW the Plaintiff, Ki Son Willis, through her attorney of record; Dartkl E Smolen, of Smolen, Smolen & Roytman, PLLC and brings this action against thç.. Defendants, Micheal Gentry d/b/a McDonalds and 2GRM, LLC, a domestie, lirnite&: liability company, for violations of her constitutionally protected rights arising diit cf her employment and temlination by said Defendants.
PARTIES, JU

In 2007, Carlos Bassatt was accused by a school district employee of
masturbating in the parking lot of West High School (“West”) in Denver during
school hours. Consequently, he was terminated from his student teaching
placement with School District No. 1 of the City and County of Denver
(“District”) for misconduct. Although the Denver District Attorneyâ€