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)

This appeal presents a single issue, which is whether the defendant was served with process; yet the case could be the basis for a novel of international intrigue. Sikhism is an Indian religion. Most Sikhs live in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab. The state’s highest official is its Chief Minister. Parkash Singh Badal, the defendant

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in this case—a Sikh of c... More...   $0 (11-26-2013 - WI)

Sara Debord filed suit against her employer, Mercy Health Services of Kansas, for sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII. Debord claims Mercy knew or should have known that her supervisor created a hostile workplace through unwanted touching and offensive sexual remarks. She also claims that Mercy did not do enough to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, and that, when ... More...   $0 (11-26-2013 - KS)

Appellant Kingsaire, Inc. d/b/a Kings Aire, Inc. (hereinafter “Kings Aire”) appeals an adverse jury verdict and judgment in favor of its former employee, Jorge Melendez (hereinafter “Appellee” or “Melendez”) in a worker’s compensation retaliation and breach of contract suit. In three issues, Appellant challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the jury verdict on retaliation, th... More...   $0 (11-22-2013 - TX)

We learn from this Title VII appeal that Tonia Royal worked at an apartment complex for only four days before she was fired by defendant CCC&R. During this brief time, she was regularly visited in her small office by two maintenance men who hovered over her and sniffed her in a sexually suggestive manner. When she complained to her superiors about this behavior, she was then fired for unspecific r... More...   $0 (11-21-2013 - TX)

Allan Lorincz, a man in his mid‐80s retired from the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he had been a distinguished dermatologist, was dying of Parkinson’s disease in the spring of 2010 when, according to the plaintiff, Maisha Hamilton, he hired her to help him in his home with various “end‐of‐life tasks.” She was a friend of a wayward daughter of Lorincz. A defrocked physicia... More...   $0 (11-20-2013 - IL)

Dr. H. Mehrdad Sadeghi's medical staff privileges were summarily suspended by the Medical Staff of Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center (SCV). Dr. Sadeghi appeals from

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the superior court order denying his petition for writ of administrative mandate to compel SCV to void its decision upholding the suspension. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1

This matter arises... More...   $0 (11-19-2013 - CA)

Tony Sayger brought this action against Riceland Foods under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII, the Arkansas Civil Rights Act, and other statutes, alleging retaliatory discharge after being a witness in an internal investigation into a complaint about a manager. After the district court 1 granted summary judgment to Riceland on Sayger's Title VII and ACRA claims, his § 1981 claim proceeded to trial. T... More...   $0 (11-18-2013 - AR)

Dena Winslow appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Northern Maine Development Commission, Inc. ("NMDC") on her claim that NMDC's failure to hire her when it became the fiscal agent for the Workforce Investment Act grant constituted whistleblower retaliation under the Maine Whistleblowers' Protection Act ("MWPA"), Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 831 et seq. We agre... More...   $0 (11-18-2013 - ME)

Guadalupe Batencourt sued Atwood Distributing Company on an American With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 121001, violation theory.

The Court docket sheet for this case contained the following docket entries:

11/14/2012 1 CIVIL COVER SHEET by Guadalupe Betancourt (Monismith, Pete) (Entered: 11/14/2012)

11/14/2012 2 COMPLAINT against Atwood Distributing, LP (paid $350... More...   $0 (11-13-2013 - OK)

Vickie Checotah sued Inverness Village on a wrongful termination theory claiming:

1. Plaintiff is a resident of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma

2. Defendant is a domestic not for profit corporation doing business in Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma

3. The facts and circumstances giving rise to Plaintiff’s claim occurred in Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.

4. As... More...   $1 (11-13-2013 - OK)

Plaintiff–Appellant Esma Etienne appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment on her claims that Defendant–Appellee Spanish Lake Truck & Casino Plaza, L.L.C. (Spanish Lake) discriminated against her on the basis of race by failing to promote her and retaliated against her for filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). We affirm in par... More...   $0 (11-13-2013 - LA)

Kawaljeet Tagore (“Tagore”) was refused permission to wear a kirpan (a Sikh ceremonial sword) with a blade long enough to be considered a “dangerous weapon” under federal law inside the federal building where she worked for the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). She lost her job by failing to comply with the applicable regulations or receive an appropriate waiver. Tagore sued the United... More...   $0 (11-13-2013 - TX)

The State of Utah charged Dr. Martin MacNeill with first-degree murder and obstruction of justice in conjunction with the bathtub drowning death of his wife. The State alleged that Defendant gave his wife Michelle drugs and then placed her in a bathtub where she drown, possibly with some help from her husband. Defendant, a doctor and lawwyer, had eight children and was a former bishop of his loca... More...   $0 (11-09-2013 - UT)

An employee is a member of a union whose collective bargaining agreement provides that the union may submit a grievance to arbitration. Here we conclude that this provision does not preclude the employee with a statutory grievance against his employer from filing a judicial action.

The County of Ventura (County) appeals from an order denying its petition to compel arbitration of Mark D. Vol... More...   $0 (11-07-2013 - CA)

Michael Lobato was a probationary employee at the New Mexico Environmental Department’s Farmington office. His status as a probationary employee meant he could be fired at will and without a right to appeal the decision, so long as the department’s reasons were provided in writing. Before completing his probationary period, Lobato was fired. In a letter explaining its decision, NMED cited Loba... More...   $0 (11-05-2013 - NM)

Defendants-Appellants William Pickard and Clyde Apperson appeal the district court’s decision to deny their motion to unseal the Drug Enforcement Administration

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(“DEA”)’s file on one of its confidential informants. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we conclude the district court erred in the manner in which it denied Defendants’ motion to unseal the file, for t... More...   $0 (11-05-2013 - KS)

George Roberts says IBM fired him because of his age. He insists an instant messaging conversation between two of the company’s human resources managers proves as much. The topic of that conversation was Mr. Roberts’s possible inclusion in a “Resource Action.” Less euphemistically, the pair were discussing whether to eliminate Mr. Roberts’s position on the ground that he didn’t have en... More...   $0 (11-05-2013 - OK)

Tommy Slayton sued Bond Painting Corporation on a wrongful termination theory claiming:

1. Plaintiff Tommy Slayton, is a resident of Rogers County, State of Oklahoma*..

2. Defendant, Bond Painting Corporation, is a Domestic For Profit Business Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and regularly conducting business in Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.
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In nine issues, appellants Alief Independent School District (AISD), Dan Turner, and Henry Bonaparte challenge the judgment against them in favor of appellee Troy Perry on his whistleblower and First and Fourteenth Amendment claims. We affirm.

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Factual History

AISD maintains its own police force. In 2004, AISD hired Perry to join AISD’s police force as “gang officer” to... More...   $0 (10-31-2013 - TX)

Lale Yurttas originally sued the Texas A&M University System, Texas A&M University, and two of its employees, Michael V. Pishko and N.K. Anand, in their official and individual capacities. She asserted a discrimination claim under Texas Labor Code section 21.051 and a defamation claim. In her first amended petition, Yurttas omitted the Texas A&M University System as a defendant. Pishko v. Yurttas ... More...   $0 (10-31-2013 - TX)

While serving as the Chief of Police in Drew, Mississippi, Anthony Gibson reported Mayor Jeffrey Kilpatrick to outside law enforcement agencies for misuse of the city gasoline card. Months later, Kilpatrick began issuing written reprimands to Gibson for a panoply of alleged deficiencies. Gibson subsequently filed a lawsuit alleging unconstitutional retaliation as well as state tort law claims. Kil... More...   $0 (10-29-2013 - MS)

Oklahoma Oncology, Inc. sued Supriya Koya on breach of a promissory note, breach of contract, and interference with economic prospective advantage theories claiming:

1. 001 is and was at all times herein mentioned an Oklahoma corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, with its principal place of business in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. ... More...   $0 (10-27-2013 - OK)

Maria Lokey Tackett sued Henry Huhges II Corporation d/b/a Full Moon Cafe on a wrongful termination theory claiming:

1. Plaintiff is a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. The Defendant is a domestic corporation doing business in Tulsa County,
Oklahoma.

3. The acts and injuries that give rise to this action occurred in Tulsa County,
Oklahoma.

4. This C... More...   $1 (10-27-2013 - OK)

Kyll Lavalais, a sergeant with the Village of Melrose Park Police Department, sued his employer, the Village of Melrose Park, and the Chief of Police, Sam Pitassi, under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging race discrimination and retaliation. The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and Lavalais appealed. For the reasons that follow, we
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