In August 2000, an Oklahoma state court jury convicted Clayton Lockett of 19 counts, including burglary, assault, rape, and first degree murder. He was sentenced to 2,285 years and 90 days of imprisonment for his non-capital crimes and sentenced to death for his murder conviction. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (“OCCA”) affirmed Mr. Lockett’s convictions and sentence and later denied... More...   $0 (04-01-2013 - OK)

[¶1] Claire Trott appeals from the Superior Court’s (York County, Fritzsche, J.) grant of a summary judgment in favor of her former employer, H.D. Goodall Hospital, on Trott’s claim that the Hospital violated section 833(1)(C) of Maine’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA), 26 M.R.S. §§ 831-840 (2012), when it discharged her for participating in a deposition in connection with a wrongf... More...   $0 (03-31-2013 - ME)

Defendants, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Seth Gerber and Jonathan Loeb, appeal from an order denying their petition to compel plaintiff, Hartwell Harris, to arbitrate her California employment discrimination and wrongful termination claims. We affirm because the trial court did not err in concluding the arbitration provision was unenforceable under Massachusetts law, which the parties agreed applied to ... More...   $0 (03-29-2013 - CA)

A jury convicted defendants Valentin Navarro Rivas and Benjamin Puga Carrillo of the first degree murder of James Lopez and of firing a gun into an occupied vehicle. It also found true sentence enhancement allegations that Rivas used a gun and that both defendants committed the murder to benefit a criminal street gang. And it found that defendants were principals, either as the perpetrator or an a... More...   $0 (03-29-2013 - CA)

Marlenis Smart sued City of Miami Beach, Florida on a hostile work environment theory under 42 U.S.C. 2000 (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) claiming that she was sexually harassed at work as a fire fighter.

Defendant denied wrongdoing.

The EEOC has published the following guidelines for employers relating to sexual harassment:

1. SUBJECT: Policy Guidance on ... More...   $0 (03-29-2013 - FL)

Bruton Stephens sued the City of Dallas on a retaliation and wrongful termination theory claiming that he was fired in 2009 after he accused a colleague of theft. Plaintiff, once a senior electronic technician in the Dallas Department of Public Works and Transportation made a series of grievances that city officials eventually decided were unsubstantiated. He claimed that thereafter he lost his su... More...   $0 (03-29-2013 - TX)

Plaintiff and appellant Kenneth Hatai (Hatai) appeals a judgment following jury verdicts in favor of his employer, defendant and respondent People of the State of California, acting by and through the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), and his supervisor, defendant and respondent Sameer Haddadeen (Haddadeen).

In this employment discrimination case, Hatai alleged he was discriminated a... More...   $0 (03-28-2013 - CA)

Michael Love sued his former employer, The Geo Group, Inc., claiming he was unlawfully terminated for filing a worker’s compensation claim. The trial court granted Geo Group’s motion for no-evidence and traditional summary judgment, and dismissed Love’s suit. On appeal, Love argues the trial court erred in granting summary judgment against him. We conclude Love produced no evidence on an ess... More...   $0 (03-28-2013 - TX)

Appellants, E-Quest Management, LLC (“E-Quest”) and Odyssey OneSource, Inc. (“Odyssey”), challenge the trial court’s judgment, entered after a trial to the court, in favor of appellee, Robbie Shaw, in Shaw’s suit against them

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for successor liability. In five issues, E-Quest and Odyssey contend that they have been “prevented from proper presentment” of this appeal du... More...   $0 (03-28-2013 - TX)

This appeal arises from a workplace discrimination suit filed by Plaintiff-Appellee Kamal Aly ("Aly" or "Appellee") against Defendant-Appellant Mohegan Council, Boy Scouts of America ("Mohegan Council" or "Appellant"), in which Appellee alleged that he was denied career advancement opportunities on account of his religion (Islam) and national origin (Egyptian-American). Following trial, the jury ... More...   $0 (03-25-2013 - MA)

Billy Wadsworth sued Wedge Measurement Systems, Inc. on wrongful termination and retaliation theories claiming:

1. That Defendant is a foreign limited liability company, as registered with the
Okiahoma Secretary of State’s office, and located in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. That Plaintiff is an individual and former employee of Defendant and was employed with Defendant the la... More...   $1 (03-23-2013 - OK)

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)