Plaintiff Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher appeals the dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights action alleging First Amendment retaliation and violation of his informational right to privacy. We affirm.

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The undisputed facts, as summarized by the district court, are as follows: [Wurzelbacher] is an individual and resident of the State of Ohio. He was trained as a plumber by the U... More...   $0 (03-27-2012 - OH)

Katherine Puffer sued Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”) on behalf of herself and a putative class, alleging that Allstate carried out a nationwide pattern or practice of sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d). In her complaint, she alleged gender-based earning disparities... More...   $0 (03-27-2012 - IL)

In this employment discrimination case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Thomas D. Turner (collectively, “the plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s grant of the summary judgment motion of defendant Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), dismissing all of the plaintiffs’ claims that the decisions to discipline Turner and three other African American employees ... More...   $0 (03-23-2012 - LA)

In this employment discrimination case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Thomas D. Turner (collectively, “the plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s grant of the summary judgment motion of defendant Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR), dismissing all of the plaintiffs’ claims that the decisions to discipline Turner and three other African American employees ... More...   $0 (03-23-2012 - LA)

Marion Gordon suffered an onthe- job injury at one of FedEx’s service centers on October 14, 2008. The following day, two FedEx managers made the decision to terminate Gordon’s position as part of a national reduction in force. Gordon was informed of this decision upon her return from medical leave on November 11, 2008. Following her termination, Gordon filed a workers’ compensation claim on... More...   $0 (03-22-2012 - IL)

In Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education, the Supreme Court held that retaliation by a federally funded educational institution against someone who complains of gender discrimination is actionable under Title IX. 544 U.S. 167, 171 (2005). We must decide what a plaintiff must prove to prevail on a Title IX retaliation claim, and whether plaintiff Monica Emeldi adduced sufficient evidence of her ... More...   $0 (03-22-2012 - or)

Flynn Hanners, a former Master Sergeant with the Illinois State Police (“ISP”), brought this action in the district court, alleging that fellow ISP employees Larry Trent, Harold Nelson, Lance Adams, Richard Woods and Leonard Stallworth discriminated against him because of his race, in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and... More...   $0 (03-19-2012 - IL)

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-appellant Marilyn McDonough ("McDonough") appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of her employer on her disability based hostile work environment claim under the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a). Discerning no error, we affirm the judgement of the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

McDonough began working for the United St... More...   $0 (03-14-2012 - MA)

Plaintiff, Ani Chopourian, age 45, worked as a Cardiac Surgery Physician Assistant in the Cardio Vascular Operation Department of CHW’s Mercy General and Mercy San Juan Hospitals. Ms. Chopourian worked for the hospital from August 2006 until her termination on August 7, 2008. Cardiac Surgery Physician Assistants work with heart surgeons during open heart surgery by harvesting vein/artery, posi... More...   $167720000 (03-14-2012 - CA)

Julie Smith sued Lafayette Bank & Trust Company (“Bank”), alleging age discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq. The Bank thereafter filed a counterclaim against Smith, alleging breach of the Indiana Trade Secrets Act, Indiana Code §§ 24-2-3-1 et seq., civil and criminal conversion regarding the Ba... More...   $0 (03-13-2012 - IN)

Plaintiff John Nesson, a radiologist, sued defendant Northern Inyo County Local Hospital District (Hospital) after the medical executive committee (MEC) summarily suspended his medical staff privileges and the Hospital terminated his contract to provide radiology services. Nesson‟s complaint seeks damages for breach of contract, retaliation, and discrimination. Nesson appeals from an order and j... More...   $0 (03-10-2012 - CA)

The plaintiff sued the defendant for sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered by the district court in conformity with the verdict and from the district court’s denial of her motion under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 for a ne... More...   $0 (03-08-2012 - il)

James and Lena Gibson, husband and wife, appeal the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment in favor of American Greetings Corporation (“AGC”) on their race and age discrimination, and retaliation claims. We affirm.

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Lena Gibson, an African-American female, has worked at AGC since January 1975 in a number of departments, performing a variety of job duties, and is curre... More...   $0 (03-05-2012 - AR)

In this diversity action, Defendant United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) appeals following a jury verdict awarding Plaintiff Keith Jones (“Jones”) over $2.5 million in actual and punitive damages based on UPS’s retaliatory discharge in violation of Kansas common law. See Gonzalez-Centeno v. N. Cent. Kan. Reg’l Juvenile Det. Facility, 101 P.3d 1170, 1173 (Kan. 2004) (describing common la... More...   $0 (03-05-2012 - KS)

Barbara Swehla sued the Montana Department of Labor and Industry on a wrongful discharge theory claiming that she was terminated in retaliation for expressing concerns about some licensed nurses providing nursing services not authorized by the licenses. Based on her interpretation of Montana law, Family Nurse Practitioners practicing in an acute-care settings might be acting illegally in caring f... More...   $160275 (03-03-2012 - MT)

Appellee Tony Hulstein brought suit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, against appellant Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seeking unredacted versions of two DEA reports. The DEA now appeals the district court’s order partially granting summary judgment in favor of Hulstein. For the following reasons, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

In 2009, Hulstein was ch... More...   $0 (03-02-2012 - IA)

Defendant and appellant County of Los Angeles (County) appeals from the judgment entered in favor of plaintiff and respondent Yvette Brown (Brown) after a jury returned a special verdict in Brown‟s favor on her claims for retaliation and for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. The County contends the trial court erred by excluding evidence that Brown‟s employment as a psycholog... More...   $0 (03-01-2012 - CA)

Mary Ellen Sisk sued her former employer The Picture People, Inc. for retaliation in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2615(a)(2). At the close of her case-in-chief, the district court granted Picture People’s motion for judgment as a matter of law. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

In March 2000, Sisk began with Picture People as a... More...   $0 (02-28-2012 - MO)

Former Atlantic City Solicitor Kim Baldwin sued the City of Atlantic City on a wrongful termination theory claiming that she was terminated in retaliation for attempting to collect get $850,000 awared to City Council President William "Speedy" Marsh and former Mayor Lorenzo Langford.

The City denied wrongdoing.... More...   $1200000 (02-25-2012 - NJ)

Defendant Trancos, Inc. (Trancos) appeals from a judgment awarding statutory damages and attorney fees to plaintiff Daniel Balsam under Business and Professions Code1 section 17529 et seq. (Anti-spam Law). Balsam cross-appeals from portions of the judgment denying him relief under the Consumers Legal Remedies Act, Civil Code section 1750 et seq. (CLRA), and finding Trancos‘s chief executive offi... More...   $0 (02-24-2012 - CA)

Appellant Phyllis Nairn (hereinafter “Appellant” or “Nairn”) brought a whistleblower suit against Killeen Independent School District (“KISD” or “the District”) claiming that KISD demoted her from her position as Special Education Coordinator to teacher, and ultimately did not renew her term contract with the District. Subsequently, on July 3, 2008, she amended her petition to inc... More...   $0 (02-23-2012 - TX)

CantorCO2e, L.P. and Joshua Margolis appeal from an order denying their petition to compel arbitration of respondent‟s claims under the Federal Arbitration Act. (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16.) They contend: (1) the arbitration panel, rather than the court, should have decided whether the arbitration provision in respondent‟s employment agreement was unconscionable; (2) respondent failed to establish tha... More...   $0 (02-16-2012 - CA)

This appeal involves the trial court’s denial of a plea to the jurisdiction alleging lack of subject-matter jurisdiction over appellee Curtis Roberson’s lawsuit against appellant South Texas College (―STC‖) for breach of contract, wrongful termination, and breach of fiduciary duty. We reverse and render in part and reverse and remand in part.

I. BACKGROUND1

Beginning in A... More...   $0 (02-16-2012 - TX)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a town clerk is entitled to receive continued salary payments as a matter of law while he or she is not performing his or her statutory duties as town clerk, but has not been removed from office pursuant to statute.

The defendants, the town of Watertown (town), and certain of its duly elected or appointed officials,1 appeal2 from the judgment of... More...   $0 (02-16-2012 - CT)

When a prevailing party is entitled to “a reasonable attorney’s fee,” see, e.g., 42 U.S.C. § 1988; 29 U.S.C. § 216(b), the district court must make that assessment, at least initially, based on a calculation of the “lodestar”—the hours reasonably expended multiplied by the reasonable hourly rate—and nothing else.

See Pickett v. Sheridan Health Care, ___ F.3d ___, No. 11-2146... More...   $0 (02-13-2012 - IL)