Stephon Wiggins appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing his claims for sexual harassment (hostile work environment) and retaliation under Title VII, and his claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, against St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System.1 For the reasons provided

1 St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System was improperly named in the complaint a... More...   $0 (03-21-2013 - TX)

In 1999, Plaintiff-Appellant Geraldine Fuhr
filed a successful lawsuit to be instated as varsity boys basketball coach at Hazel Park
High School, where she had been employed as varsity girls basketball coach. For five
years she coached both the girls and boys varsity basketball teams. In 2006, she was
removed from her position coaching varsity girls basketball. In this action, she ... More...   $0 (03-19-2013 - MI)

Appellant Jeffrey Wiest brought an action under the whistleblower protection provisions set forth in Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”), 18 U.S.C. § 1514A, and under Pennsylvania law against Appellees Tyco Electronics Corporation and several officers and directors of Tyco Electronics (collectively, “Tyco”). The District Court granted Tyco‟s Motion to Dismiss the federal whist... More...   $0 (03-19-2013 - PA)

Av Avington, Jr. sued Renaissance Management Group, Inc. on a discrimination theory.

The claims made by the Plaintiff are not available.

I. This Defendant denies both generally and specifically each and every material allegation contained in Plaintiffs Petition, and demands strict proof thereof by a preponderance of the evidence, except as set forth otherwise herein below.
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Karen B. Balas appeals the district court’s denial of relief on her claims of discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e ("Title VII"), as well as wrongful discharge, assault, and battery, brought under Virginia law, against Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ("Huntington Ingalls"), the successor to her ... More...   $0 (03-15-2013 - VA)

After she was terminated midway through the probationary period that aspirants must successfully complete before they can become full-fledged City of Austin (City) firefighters, Barbara Jonell Booker sued the City under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), asserting theories of racial and gender discrimination and retaliation. The City moved for summary judgment, seeking dismissal of ... More...   $0 (03-15-2013 - TX)

Chrysler Group, LLC (Chrysler) appeals an adverse jury verdict in favor of Tarek Al-Birekdar on a retaliation claim under the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA). Al-Birekdar cross-appeals, claiming the district court improperly granted a motion for directed verdict on a punitive-damages claim and improperly reduced the attorney’s fee award. We affirm the judgment of the district court but rema... More...   $0 (03-11-2013 - MO)

In October 2008, Deputy Eric Kuhn of the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office stopped Marianne Joseph for a traffic violation. Joseph falsely reported that Kuhn had raped her in connection with the stop. An internal investigation that was opened to look into the rape allegation was not closed until January 2009. Several months after the investigation was closed, Kuhn requested medical leave based... More...   $0 (03-11-2013 - MI)

Rachel Sterud sued Lieutenant Keith Myers and Delaware County township on sexual harassment and retaliation theories claiming that she was the victim of gender discrimination.

Sterud was was a full-time firefighter in January 2007 and was fired two weeks before her one-year probationary period was to expire. She claimed that a male firefighter began sexually harassing her immediately aft... More...   $167000 (03-06-2013 - OH)

Tabby Butler is an African American woman who worked as a deputy jailer in the Crittenden County jail from 2000 until her employment was terminated in 2008. Following her termination Butler filed claims against the county and its officials alleging unlawful suspension and discharge, sex discrimination, retaliation, violation of her procedural and substantive due process rights, and civil conspirac... More...   $0 (03-05-2013 - AR)

Bo Whitfield sued the Harbor Springs Public Schools on retaliation theory claiming that violation of Michigan's Whistleblowers' Protection Act. According to his lawsuit, Whitfield was compelled to bring to light what he believed to be a wrongfully-executed sale of a laser printer, school-wide use of illegal "pirated" computer software to the tune of $70,000, and for sending out a report he believe... More...   $0 (03-01-2013 - MI)

By one issue, appellant, McAllen Hospitals, L.P. d/b/a McAllen Medical Center, appeals from the trial court’s interlocutory order denying its motion to dismiss based on the failure of appellee, Arturo Gomez, to comply with the expert report requirements of chapter 74 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. §§ 51.014(a)(9), 74.351 (West 2011). We affi... More...   $0 (02-28-2013 - TX)

Captain Garry Branch, Lieutenant Daniel Blair, and Correctional Officers Timothy Williford, Andrew Fox, Shannon Clubbs, and David E. Parsons (collectively Correctional Officers) appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment based upon qualified immunity. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background

The facts in this... More...   $0 (02-28-2013 - MO)

Syed Alam brought suit against Miller Brewing Company and MillerCoors LLC under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., alleging that MillerCoors, at the direction of Miller Brewing, refused to do business with him in retaliation for a discrimination suit previously filed by Alam against Miller Brewing.1 The district court dismissed the suit, conclu... More...   $0 (02-27-2013 - WI)

Plaintiff Carol Ann Smith appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, the Perkins Board of Education, as well as its superintendent and the principal of the middle school at which she was a teacher. Plaintiff alleges that she was terminated on account of her age in violation of Ohio Rev. Code § 4112.14, that she was denied reasonable accommodations an... More...   $0 (02-27-2013 - OH)

Christine Lucarell sued Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company on breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, invasion of privacy, retaliation and constructive discharge theories claiming that Nationwide used predatroy tactics to lure her into working as an agent for the company, and then setting her up to fail.

Nationwide denied wrongdoing and claimed that Lucarell took loans and gran... More...   $32500000 (02-26-2013 - OH)

Melvin and Idella Folkerts are the legal guardians and conservators of their adult son, Travis Michael Folkerts. In May 2008, Travis1 was investigated and charged with sexual assault. Alleging deprivation of his constitutional and statutory rights, the Folkertses sued the City of Waverly, Iowa, and Troy Schneider, an investigator with the police department. The district court2 granted summary judg... More...   $0 (02-25-2013 - IA)

In a case of first impression, we are asked to determine whether an employee who has exhausted all permissible leave available under the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL), Government Code section 12945,1 may nevertheless state a cause of action under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), section 12900 et seq. The superior court concluded that appellant, disabled by a high-risk... More...   $0 (02-21-2013 - CA)

Lauren E. Summa appeals from a memorandum, order, and judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Wall, M.J.) granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Hofstra University (“Hofstra” or “the University”), David Cohen, and Melissa Connolly, and dismissing in its entirety Summa’s suit claiming sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Ti... More...   $0 (02-21-2013 - NY)

In this action brought under the False Claims Act (Gov. Code, § 12650 et seq.),1 the qui tam plaintiffs allege that defendant Laidlaw Transit, Inc. (Laidlaw), and its successor in interest, First Student, Inc. (FSI), failed to maintain and repair the company‘s buses as required by the company‘s contract with San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). At issue here is an injunction issued ... More...   $0 (02-19-2013 - CA)

On October 5, 2008, deputies of Woodbury County, Iowa, responded to a disturbance. They arrested one plaintiff at the scene; arrest warrants were issued for others within weeks. The plaintiffs sued the deputies and County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Iowa law. The deputies and County moved for summary judgment, which the district court1 denied in part. The deputies and County appeal. Having jurisdi... More...   $0 (02-19-2013 - IA)

Anthony Araujo filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that he was disciplined by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc. (“NJT”) in retaliation for his participation in an activity protected by the Federal Rail Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 20109 (“FRSA”). Specifically, Araujo reported an emotional injury after he witnessed a fatal acciden... More...   $0 (02-19-2013 - NJ)

2 This appeal concerns the recurring issue of what circumstances
3 suffice to warrant a trial of a gender discrimination claim based on
4 an allegation of a hostile work environment. Plaintiff-Appellant
5 Jewanta Desardouin appeals from the December 16, 2011, judgment of the
6 United States District Court for the Western District of New York,
7 Michael Telesca, District Judge, ... More...   $0 (02-19-2013 - NY)

Velma Underwood was employed by The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) as a
detention officer at the ICE Processing Center in Aurora, Colorado. GEO terminated
her employment in 2008. Represented by counsel, Ms. Underwood sued in the
United States District Court of Colorado for unlawful employment practices. The
district court granted summary judgment in favor of GEO on Ms. Underwood’s
fed... More...   $0 (02-19-2013 - CO)

Tanya L. Paige worked for many years for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) until her retirement on May 1, 2009. On July 31, 2009,
acting pro se, she filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of
Colorado, alleging racial and religious discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5
(Title VII), and “Unlawful Employment Practices.” R. Vol. 1 at... More...   $0 (02-19-2013 - CO)