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

[¶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

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 finality� and does not “conclusively resolve this case on the merits.� We will conclude otherwise and affir

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 “Act�). Mifepristone, in combination with misoprostol, was the only form of medical abortion offered by Planned Parentho

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.

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

¶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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (“Lichtenfeld�), the District’s Superinten

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

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

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

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.� Benito Acosta (“Acosta�) 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

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

Wallace James Beaulieu ("Beaulieu"), Lionel Tohannie Yazzie, Larry DeLaney Sr., Emergy Eugene Bush, John Louis Beaulieu III ("Beaulieu III"), and Michael J. Gimmestad (collectively, "Patients") are patients civilly committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP). The Patients brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Minnesota Department of Human Services officials ("DHS officials")1 and

This § 1983 case concerns allegations of unlawful conduct by officials in the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (“MCSO�) and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (“MCAO�), conduct which culminated in the late-night arrests of Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, owners of the Phoenix New Times, LLC. Lacey, Larkin, and the New Times (collectively, “Lacey�) sued Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, head

Catherine Robert had worked as supervisor of released adult offenders for ten years when she developed sacroiliac joint dysfunction. After a lengthy leave of absence, including the period authorized by the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA�), Robert remained unable to perform all of her required duties, and she was terminated. For the reasons stated hereafter, we conclude that Robert’s dis

Plaintiff and appellant Scott Howard (Howard), a personal manager, entered into an oral agreement with the defendant and respondent Lisa Kudrow (Kudrow), an entertainer, by which agreement he would receive for personal management services a percentage of Kudrow‟s income.1 After Kudrow terminated Howard‟s services, he claimed that he should continue to receive a percentage of Kudrow‟s income

Plaintiffs-appellants Patti Whitmire Carlton and Pamela Reed are both former employees of defendant-appellee Houston Community College (HCC). Their claims here arise primarily from their complaints about alleged sexual harassment by HCC’s Interim Chancellor, Norm Nielsen, and subsequent retaliation by HCC after they reported that harassment. The trial court granted summary judgment in HCC’s fa

Juan Espinal appeals from entry of summary judgment against his claims of race-based disparate treatment and of hostile work environment against National Grid NE Holdings 2, LLC, and Keyspan New England, LLC (collectively, "National"). Espinal v. Nat'l Grid NE Holdings 2, LLC, 794 F. Supp. 2d 285 (D. Mass. 2011). His complaint alleges National punished him more harshly for a rules violation, on th