On Thanksgiving Day at about 9:00 PM, Mary Carroll telephoned one of her co-workers, Jim Kelliher. Hearing Ms. Carroll loudly yelling at her husband over the phone, Jim Kelliher’s wife Pat Kelliher began listening in on the call and decided to record the conversation. The call ultimately cost Carroll her job, and she sued under the Illinois eavesdropping statute for the recording and re-playing ... More...   $0 (10-17-2012 - IL)

Plaintiffs-Appellants Arthur C. Hypolite (“Hypoliteâ€�), Bernard Garrett (“Garrettâ€�), and Willie Pratt (“Prattâ€�) (collectively “Appellantsâ€�) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendant-Appellee City of Houston, Texas (“Cityâ€�) on their discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and 42 U.S.C. §... More...   $0 (10-16-2012 - TX)

Lakishia Hill sued her employer, the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Mayor Carl Redus; and her supervisor, Robert Tucker, asserting discrimination and retaliation claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; the Arkansas Equal Pay Act, Ark. Code. Ann. § 11-4- 601; and the Arkansas Civil Rights Act (“ACRAâ€�), Ark. Code. Ann. §§ 16-123-101 et. seq. Hill appeals the district court’s grant of 1 summary judgm... More...   $0 (10-15-2012 - AR)

Former Nevada County, California Family Court mediator Emily Gallup sued the Superior Court, Nevada County, California, Sean Metroka, and Thea Palmiere on a whistleblower retaliation theory claiming that she was harmed when she was fired after reporting that the court was not following state laws in its operation. She claimed that she was fired for asking questions and challenging the operation of... More...   $313206 (10-14-2012 - CA)

Angelina Povey injured her wrist while working as an attendant at the City of Jeffersonville (“Jeffersonvilleâ€�) animal shelter. Jeffersonville ultimately terminated Povey’s employment. Povey brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 12101 alleging that her termination violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADAâ€�). The district court granted Jeffersonville’s motion for summary judgm... More...   $0 (10-09-2012 - IN)

[¶1] By her complaint filed in April 2010, Lisa Levesque alleged gender discrimination, constructive discharge, and retaliation against her former employer, Androscoggin County. The Superior Court (Androscoggin County, MG Kennedy, J.) granted a partial summary judgment in favor of Androscoggin County dismissing the counts of constructive discharge and gender discrimination. The retaliation claim ... More...   $0 (10-04-2012 - ME)

Appellant, Craig E. Mendenhall, appeals the trial court’s judgment granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, Darryl E. Glenn, and dismissing Mendenhall’s claims against Glenn. On appeal, Mendenhall maintains that the “purported final judgment does not reflect a statement of finalityâ€� and does not “conclusively resolve this case on the merits.â€� We will conclude otherwise and affir... More...   $0 (10-04-2012 - TX)

17 Defendant Brandon Jones, a former officer in the Utica Police Department, appeals from
18 the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Hurd,
19 J.), entered pursuant to a jury verdict, awarding compensatory and punitive damages to Plaintiff
20 James Edward Payne on his claims against Jones of excessive force and battery. Jones contends
... More...   $0 (10-03-2012 - NY)

In 2004, Ohio passed a law criminalizing the distribution of mifepristone, also known as RU-486, unless the distribution mirrored certain protocols and gestational time limits identified by the FDA when mifepristone was first approved in 2000. Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.123 (the “Actâ€�). Mifepristone, in combination with misoprostol, was the only form of medical abortion offered by Planned Parentho... More...   $0 (10-03-2012 - OH)

Plaintiff Gina Fletcher, for her causes of action against the Defendant,
Sooner Clinical Research, states as follows:

1. Plaintiff is a female and an individual resident and citizen of the State of Oklahoma.

2. Defendant, Sooner Clinical Research is a duly incorporated entity existing under the laws of the State of Oklahoma and operating a business in Oklahoma County.
More...   $1 (10-02-2012 - OK)

After Mark Jones repeatedly failed to pass an examination to receive a license required by his employer of all persons in that position, by a date of which he had many months' notice, he requested for the first time that the date be extended due to his medical condition. When his employer declined, and Jones declined to pursue an open alternate position at lesser pay, his employment ended on Janu... More...   $0 (09-26-2012 - MA)

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued RadioShack claiming that it fired David Nelson, age 65, in retaliation for complaining about age discrimination by Defendant.

Age discmrination and retaliation for complaining about it violates federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, law under 42 U.S.C. 2000e.

The EEOC sought back pay, lost benefits, liquidated damages and reins... More...   $187000 (09-22-2012 - CO)

Hamida Naficy sued her employer, the Illinois Department of Human Services (“IDHS�), alleging discrimination and retaliation under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. After dismissing the § 1981 claims, the district court granted summary judgment to IDHS on Naficy’s Title VII claims. Naficy appeals, and we affirm.

Naficy, who is Iranian, began working for IDH... More...   $0 (09-18-2012 - IL)

Former Chatham County Assistant District Attorney Gwendolyn Robbins sued Chatham County and District Attorney Larry Chisolm on civil rights violation and retaliation theories claiming that Defendant fired her after she filed a discrimination claim against him claiming that she had been discriminated against because of her age and gender.

Defendant denied the allegations made by Plaintif... More...   $270000 (09-15-2012 - GA)

In this matter, we consider whether a plaintiff, who was removed from public employment after positing a claim of employer retaliation in a civil service disciplinary proceeding, should be barred from seeking to circumvent that discipline through a subsequent Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), N.J.S.A. 34:19-1 to -14, action also alleging retaliation. We hold that, under these facts, p... More...   $0 (09-13-2012 - NJ)

David Buehrle brought suit against his employer, the City of O’Fallon, Missouri (the City), alleging the City retaliated against him for exercising his right to free speech guaranteed by the United States and Missouri Constitutions; discriminated against Buehrle on the basis of age by failing to promote him, in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) found in chapter 213 of the Missour... More...   $0 (09-13-2012 - MO)

2 In this employment age discrimination action, ORS 659A.030, plaintiff
3 appeals from a general judgment of dismissal, ORCP 21 A, that was predicated on
4 plaintiff's failure to follow the alternative dispute resolution procedure prescribed in his
5 employee handbook. Plaintiff contends that the prescribed grievance and arbitration
6 procedure is unenforceable for three reasons: (... More...   $0 (09-12-2012 - OR)

This appeal requires us to determine whether plaintiff18
appellee Risa A. Ross (“Ross�) was speaking pursuant to her
19 official duties as a payroll clerk typist for the Katonah-
20 Lewisboro Union Free School District (“the District�) when she
21 reported financial malfeasance to defendant-appellant Robert
22 Lichtenfeld (“Lichtenfeldâ€�), the District’s Superinten... More...   $0 (09-11-2012 - NY)

Regina McCormick was pursuing a graduate degree in psychology at Miami University in Ohio when she was diagnosed with several illnesses that slowed her progress in her graduate studies. After the faculty voted against promoting McCormick to doctoral status, she filed suit against the university and its officials, alleging discrimination on the basis of race and disability in violation of state and... More...   $0 (09-11-2012 - OH)

Plaintiff Denise Schmidt alleges that she broke an unwritten rule and suffered the consequences when she challenged a sitting superior court judge for his seat in a local election while she was serving as a temporary superior court commissioner.

Schmidt lost her March 2004 election bid against an incumbent judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Contra Costa (“Superior Courtâ... More...   $0 (09-11-2012 - CA)

¶1 In this appeal, we review the court of appeals’ opinion in Churchill v. Univ. of Colo. at Boulder,No. 09CA1713, 2010 WL 5099682 (Colo. App. Nov. 24, 2010). The underlying civil action involves claims brought by Professor Ward Churchill pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2011) after his tenured employment was terminated by the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado. Churchill alleges... More...   $0 (09-10-2012 - CO)

The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC, 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010), is best known for striking down as an unconstitutional restriction of free speech the federal law that bans corporations and labor unions from running campaign-related advertisements in the lead-up to an election. That holding largely overshadowed another part of the decision up holding the same law’s campaign finan... More...   $0 (09-10-2012 - IL)

Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 2-61 makes it a misdemeanor for members of the public who speak at City Council meetings to engage in “disorderly, insolent, or disruptive behavior.â€� Benito Acosta (“Acostaâ€�) was removed from the Costa Mesa City Council meeting for an alleged violation of the ordinance. Acosta appeals the district court’s dismissal of his First Amendment facial challenge to t... More...   $0 (09-06-2012 - CA)

Jesus Reyes filed a class complaint alleging wage and hour violations against Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. (LBI). LBI appeals from the trial court‘s order denying its motion to compel arbitration. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Reyes worked as a security officer for LBI from April 24, 2009 until September 28, 2009. Reyes executed LBI‘s mutual agreement to arbitrate claims (Arbitration Agr... More...   $0 (08-31-2012 - CA)

Loretta Capeheart is a tenured Justice Studies professor at Northeastern Illinois University and an outspoken critic of the university on a number of issues, including its failure to hire more Latino professors and its willingness to host military and CIA recruiters at campus job fairs. She believes that university officials have defamed her, refused to make her department chair, and denied her an... More...   $0 (08-29-2012 - IL)