Chris Hogan lost his job with the Utah Telecommunications Open
Infrastructure Agency, or “UTOPIA,” a state agency charged with upgrading
high-speed internet access. Claiming he was fired for revealing a conflict of
interest in contract awards, he threatened to sue the agency for wrongful
termination. Shortly after making this threat, he was subject to several
unflattering m... More...   $0 (08-06-2014 - UT)

A jury found appellant Nickey Van Exel, a/k/a Nickey Vanexel,1 guilty of murder and assessed punishment of sixty years’ imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. The trial judge rendered judgment on the jury’s verdict. Appellant raises four issues on appeal. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In July 2011, the State indicted appellant for capital murder, alleging that he shot and killed Bradley Eyo in th... More...   $0 (08-04-2014 - TX)

Mark Van appeals an adverse jury verdict on his claim against Portneuf Medical Center (PMC) for an alleged violation of the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act, Idaho Code sections 6-2101−2109 (the “Whistleblower Act”). The jury determined that Van engaged in activity protected by the Whistleblower Act but that the termination of his employment did not result from the protected activity... More...   $0 (08-01-2014 - ID)

After a sting operation involving two confidential informants and substantial audio and video surveillance, federal law enforcement officers caught Jesus Cabral-Ramirez (“Mr. Cabral”) and Defendant-Appellant Maria Gutierrez de Lopez (“Ms. Gutierrez”) attempting to transport an undocumented alien from El Paso, Texas to Denver, Colorado. A federal grand jury indicted Ms. Gutierrez on one cou... More...   $0 (08-01-2014 - NM)

Marvin Green, a former postmaster, claims that the U.S. Postal Service retaliated
against him after he made employment-discrimination claims. He was investigated,
threatened with criminal prosecution, and put on unpaid leave. Shortly after being put on
leave, he signed a settlement agreement with the Postal Service that provided him paid
leave for three and a half months, after whi... More...   $0 (07-28-2014 - CO)

Ezell Chatman, Jr. v. Norris Sucker Rods

Issue # 1.
Issue: WRONGFUL TERMINATION (TERMINATE)
Filed by: CHATMAN, EZELL JR
Filed Date: 11/13/2012
Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: RODS, NORRIS SUCKER
Disposed: DISMISSED - SETTLED, 07/21/2014. Dismissed- Settled.

Defendant: RODS, NORRIS SUCKER
Disposed: DISMISSED - WITH PREJUDI... More...   $0 (07-25-2014 - OK)

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation theory.


Plaintiff filed this action alleging discrimination on the basis of race, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and disability, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She also alleges claims of retaliation, including a... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - OK)

Kevin Dewayn Boyce (defendant) and Andre Willis burglarized two businesses, robbing several people inside. During the first crime, off-duty peace officer Shayne York was killed. A jury convicted defendant of first degree murder with the special circumstances of killing a peace officer in retaliation for the performance of his duties and of murder during the commission of robbery and burglary.1 Bec... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - CA)

Christopher Jenkins challenges the district court’s order granting the City of
Cedar Park’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case arising under the Fire Fighters’ and Police Officers’
Civil Service Act. See generally Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code §§ 143.001–.363 (the Civil Service Act or
the Act). Jenkins, a fire fighter, appealed his indefinite suspension to a hearing examiner, who<... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - TX)

Defendants Stephen Edward Hajek and Loi Tan Vo were convicted of the 1991 murder of Su Hung (Pen. Code, § 187)1 as to which lying-in-wait and torture-murder special circumstances were found true (former § 190.2, subd. (a)(15), (18)). Additionally, defendants were convicted of four counts of premeditated attempted murder (§§ 664/187), one count of kidnapping (§ 207, subd. (a)), three counts of... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - CA)

Houston, TX - The State of Texas charged Harold Lewis, III, age 23, with capital murder for the shooting death of Bellaire police officer Jimmie Norman and the shooting of innocent bystander Terry Taylor during a traffic stop on Christmas Eve 2012. Lewis' led police on a high speed chase before being stopped. Lewis had an outstanding warrant for marijuana possession and his .380 caliber was stole... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - TX)

A.J.R.P., a juvenile, appeals an order of adjudication and disposition in which A.J.R.P. was found to have engaged in delinquent conduct and was committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. A.J.R.P. was charged with aggravated robbery and, in one issue on appeal, contends the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
T.S., a high school ... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - TX)

The Fannin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (Department) appeals the denial of its plea to the jurisdiction in a whistleblower action filed by its former employee, Glenda Spoon. “[W]histleblowing is ‘the act of a man or woman who, believing that the public interest overrides the interest of the organization he [or she] serves, publicly “blows the whistle” if the orga... More...   $0 (07-16-2014 - TX)

John L. Stillwell appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Halff Associates, Inc. and Dianne Popken in his wrongful termination lawsuit. On appeal, Stillwell contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgment and in overruling his objections to Halff’s summary judgment evidence. Concluding that fact issues exist, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand this case to... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - TX)

Stephen Hoffmeyer and Anthony Wichlan filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit
against Water Patrol Officers Michael Porter and Thomas Belote (collectively, “the
officers”), alleging false arrest and retaliation. The case proceeded to trial. After a
jury returned a defense verdict on both claims, the district court1 denied a motion for
a new trial brought by both Hoffmeyer and Wichlan... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - MO)

Lisa Knitter worked as a “handyman”1 for Lewis General Contracting, Inc.
(“LGC”) from March 2010 to October 2010. During this time, LGC’s sole client was
Picerne Military Housing, LLC (“Picerne”), now known as Corvias Military Living,
LLC.2 Ms. Knitter performed handyman services exclusively on Picerne properties.
Ms. Knitter sued Picerne under Title VII of the Civil ... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - KS)

On appeal, Plaintiff‐Appellant Frederick M. Abrams (“Abrams”)
challenges a March 31, 2012 order of the United States District Court for the
District of Connecticut (Robert N. Chatigny, Judge) and a December 5, 2012 jury
verdict (Charles B. Kornmann, Judge). Abrams brought claims under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq.... More...   $0 (07-14-2014 - NY)

Y.Z. (Mother) appeals a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to her children, G.P. and A. P., and choosing adoption as the appropriate permanent plan under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 366.26. Mother contends the court's erroneous finding that the children should be removed from their relative caregiver and placed in a foster home under section 387 deprived her of the abi... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - CA)

In this interlocutory appeal, appellees Gary McGregor, Teri McGregor, Kris Hall, Soledad Pineda, Larry Bishop, Cynthia Bishop, George Clark, Deborah
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Clark, and Carol Severance (collectively, “the Buy-Out Owners”), sued Bruce Schimmel, an attorney hired by The Sands of Kahala Beach HOA, Inc. (“SOKB”), the homeowners’ association for the subdivision in which the Buy-Out Owners li... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - UT)

Sandra Brewer, a former employee of College of the Mainland, sued the College contending it retaliated against her for filing a complaint of sexual harassment by her supervisor. The trial court granted summary judgment in the
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College’s favor, and Brewer challenges that ruling on appeal. We affirm.
Background
The summary-judgment evidence showed many of the undisputed relevant b... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - TX)

Beau David Price sued his former employer, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (“TABC”) and several officials, Alan Steen, Joel Moreno, Rod Venner, and Andy Pena (collectively “Appellees”), alleging that his termination
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violated his constitutional rights of equal protection, free speech, and due course of law. The trial court granted Appellees’ plea to the jurisdiction, and... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - TX)

Leonard Avila, a police officer, periodically worked
through his lunch break but did not claim overtime.
According to his commanding officer, Avila was a model
officer. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD),
however, deemed Avila insubordinate for not claiming
overtime and fired him.
AVILA V. LAPD 5
Not coincidentally, that termination occurred only after
Avila h... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - CA)

Appellee Rachelle Marie Powers was appointed Independent Executor of the Estate of Paul Edward Check (“Paul”) pursuant to the decedent’s will. Appellant Patrick A. Check, the decedent’s twin brother, filed a will contest objecting to the probate of the will. In response to the will contest, and certain actions allegedly taken by Check, Powers filed, among other things, a counterclaim alleg... More...   $0 (07-09-2014 - TX)

This is an accelerated appeal from the trial court’s denial of the University of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction. The University argues that the trial court erred in denying the plea because appellee John Casey did not satisfy the jurisdictional prerequisites to suit under the Texas Whistleblower Act, TEX. GOV’T CODE ANN.

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§ 554.002 (West 2012). We conclude that Casey fail... More...   $0 (07-03-2014 - TX)

Plaintiffs, current and former deputies of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department (“SFSD”), appeal the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the City and County of San Francisco (the “County”) on their challenge to SFSD’s policy prohibiting male deputies from supervising female inmates in the housing units of SFSD’s jails. The district court concluded that SFSD’s po... More...   $0 (07-02-2014 - CA)