Respondent Hannon Security Services (“Hannonâ€�) terminated appellant Jane Kay Dukowitz from her position as a security officer. In this appeal, Dukowitz presents two legal questions for our consideration. The first question is whether the public-policy exception to the employment-at-will rule applies to a termination resulting from an employee’s application for unemployment benefits. The seco... More...   $0 (01-02-2014 - MN)

Appellant/Respondent Rhonda Gabriel ("Gabriel") brought claims of unlawful employment actions against her former employer, Respondent/Cross-Appellant Saint Joseph License, LLC ("Saint Joseph License"), as well as against alleged managers and/or owners Respondents/Cross-Appellants James Montee ("Montee"), Sandy Gutshall ("Gutshall"), and Ryan Williams ("Williams"). Ultimately, only one claim agains... More...   $0 (12-31-2013 - MO)

Appellant Jorge L. Vasquez contends the trial court abused its discretion in sustaining respondent Franklin Management Real Estate Fund, Inc.’s demurrers to appellant’s claims for constructive discharge in violation of public policy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The trial court found appellant’s allegation that respondent violated the Labor Code by assigning appellant tas... More...   $0 (12-31-2013 - CA)

Paul Tate sued Airflo Cooling Technologies, LLC on a wrongful termination theory claiming:

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Plaintiff, Paul Tate, is a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

II

Airflo Cooling Technologies, LLC, is a domestic limited liability company organized and existing under laws of the State of Oklahoma licensed to do business throughout the State.

III

For some time pr... More...   $0 (12-27-2013 - OK)

Anil Vazirani is an independent insurance agent, also known as a producer, who contracts with insurance companies to sell life-insurance and annuity products. He owns and manages Vazirani & Associates Financial, LLC and Secured Financial Solutions, LLC. We will refer to both him and his businesses as Vazirani. Vazirani contracted with Aviva Life and Annuity Company, a provider of life-insurance an... More...   $0 (12-20-2013 - KS)

Appellants Ramiro Castillo, Rogelio Garza Jr., Stephanie V. Gonzalez, Brenda Saenz, Lynda Valdez, Cleofe Vasquez, and Juan M. Vela challenge the trial court's granting of appellee Brownsville-Valley Regional Medical Center's (the Hospital) plea to the jurisdiction on appellants' claims under the Texas Occupations Code, Texas Health and Safety Code, and Texas Administrative Code. By one issue, appe... More...   $0 (12-19-2013 - TX)

Jose Luis Pena appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of his former employer, Starr County, on Pena’s claims for retaliatory discharge, discrimination, and violation of the Family Medical Leave Act. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part.

BACKGROUND

Pena was hired as an animal control officer by Starr County on September 20, 2000. On September 12, 2005, Pena wa... More...   $0 (12-18-2013 - TX)

Richard A. Burton sued his former employer, Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin ("Secretary of State"), in his official capacity, and the Chief of the Arkansas State Capitol Police, Darrell Hedden, in his individual and official capacity, (collectively, "state defendants") for race discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, e... More...   $0 (12-17-2013 - AR)

20 The plaintiff, Zann Kwan, is a former employee of The
21 Andalex Group LLC (“Andalex�). She appeals from a judgment of
22 the United States District Court for the Southern District of
23 New York dismissing her complaint. The District Court
24 (Forrest, J.), granted summary judgment dismissing the
25 plaintiff’s claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile
26... More...   $0 (12-16-2013 - NY)

James Reynolds was 62 years old when his employer, the U.S. General Services Administration (“GSAâ€�), passed him over for a promotion in favor of a 32-year-old employee. Reynolds sued the GSA Administrator alleging that the agency discriminated against him on the basis of age in violation of the “federal sectorâ€� provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEAâ€�), 29 U.S.C. Â... More...   $0 (12-12-2013 - IL)

This dispute arises out of the termination of Appellant, Jimmy Parker (“Parkerâ€�), from his employment with Appellee, Cooper Tire and Rubber Company (“Cooper Tireâ€�), a North American tire manufacturer. Parker was employed with Cooper Tire at its plant in Tupelo, Mississippi, for approximately ten years prior to his termination. In November 2007, Parker was hospitalized with flu-like symptom... More...   $0 (12-12-2013 - MS)

Appellee Flight Services fired Appellant Joseph Travers as he pursued a lawsuit against the company under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). Flight Services says it terminated Travers for violating company policy. Travers says he was fired in retaliation for his FLSA lawsuit. Because a reasonable jury could return a verdict for Travers without relying on improbable inferences or unsupported s... More...   $0 (12-12-2013 - MA)

Kyle Hunter filed a discrimination complaint alleging that CBS Broadcasting refused to hire him as a weather news anchor because of his gender and age. CBS filed a motion to strike the complaint pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 arguing that its selection of a newscaster qualified as an act in furtherance of its free speech rights. The trial court denied the motion, concluding tha... More...   $0 (12-11-2013 - CA)

Chad Croom sued Hudsburg, Inc. on a wrongful termination theory claiming:

1. This action seeks declaratory, injunctive and equitable relief, actual, compensatory and punitive damages, and costs and attorneys’ fees for the tortious acts and discrimination suffered by Plaintiff in his employment with Defendant Hudiburg, Inc.

PARTIES

2. The Plaintiff is, and at all times ... More...   $0 (12-10-2013 - OK)

This appeal arises from a $1.1 million jury award in favor of a terminated employee on a claim of retaliation for the exercise of his First Amendment rights.

A veteran deputy sheriff used pepper spray and physical force to subdue a motorcyclist fleeing from a fellow law enforcement officer. The deputy duly prepared his report of the incident and submitted the report to his superiors, who in... More...   $0 (12-10-2013 - MD)

Plaintiff Mark Hanna appeals from the dismissal of his retaliation claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 as time barred under the one-year statute of limitations applicable under Louisiana law. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. I.

In 2008, Mark Hanna, Louisiana prisoner # 132872, filed a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against eight defendants, including corrections officers, wardens, and ... More...   $0 (12-09-2013 - LA)

The trial court granted summary judgment to respondent District Council 16 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades on appellant Raymond E. Horne’s employment discrimination action. Horne appeals, contending inter alia that the afteracquired evidence doctrine precluded consideration of evidence of the impact of his prior conviction on the issue of his qualification for a union organizer... More...   $0 (12-07-2013 - ca)

Kim Muniz sued her employer United Parcel Service, Inc., (“UPSâ€�) in California State Superior Court for employment-related discrimination in violation of California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHAâ€�), California Government Code § 12900. Muniz made no federal claim. UPS removed the case to federal court on the basis of diversity of citizenship. The case was tried to a jury which ... More...   $0 (12-05-2013 - CA)

More than 70 residents of a 186-space mobilehome park sued the owner for failing to properly maintain the park’s physical improvements and common facilities, including the park’s sewer system, water pressure, electrical system, and matters related to security such * Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105(b) and 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception o... More...   $0 (12-03-2013 - CA)

In 2012, Bryan Craig selfpublished a short book of adult relationship advice entitled “It’s Her Fault.â€� And when we say “adult,â€� we mean it in every sense of the word—in his book, Craig repeatedly discusses sexually provocative themes and uses sexually explicit terminology. Eventually, Craig’s employer, a school district located in Chicago’s south suburbs, learned of the publica2More...   $0 (12-03-2013 - IL)

Dwayne Volkman was employed as a casework supervisor at the Lawrence Correctional Center in Illinois when he called the local State’s Attorney to comment

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on the criminal prosecution of a coâ€�worker for violations of Illinois Law and Department of Corrections policy. After an internal investigation, Volkman received a written reprimand and was suspended for five day... More...   $0 (12-02-2013 - IL)

This action arises out of the denial of medical staff membership and surgical privileges to the plaintiff Michael Michalski, M.D., at three Scripps Health hospitals after Dr. Michalski was found by the Scripps Judicial Review Committee (JRC), Scripps Health Board of Trustees (Board), and the Medical Board of California (Medical Board)

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to have committed acts of sexual harassment aga... More...   $0 (12-01-2013 - CA)

This appeal arises from the termination of Jeffry Black, the former Executive Director of the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST). Black asserts that the Idaho State Police (ISP) violated two provisions of the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act (commonly, the “Whistleblower Actâ€�) when it terminated him. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of ISP, ho... More...   $0 (11-27-2013 - ID)

Plaintiff, Wade Frogley (“Frogley�), appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Meridian Joint School District No. 2 (“Meridian School District�), Aaron Maybon, and Linda Clark (collectively “Respondents�) on Frogley’s complaint of retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Idaho Human Rights Act.

Frogley also appeals the d... More...   $0 (11-27-2013 - ID)

Alicia F. Baxter claims that the imposition of a twenty-year state prison sentence, which followed her rejection of the trial court’s offer of eleven months and twenty-nine days in county jail, meets the standard for what is known as “judicial vindictiveness.� In addition, she claims the trial court erred by refusing to

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allow her to accept the initial offer after she rejected... More...   $0 (11-26-2013 - FL)