Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America claimed that Utah State University failed to adequately respond to sexual harassment and sexual assault claims by students.

the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah announced a settlement agreement with Utah State University (“USU” or the “University”) to ensure the Universit... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - UT)

Jay Brome sued the California Highway Patrol (the Patrol) asserting that, during
his career as a law enforcement officer, he suffered harassment and discrimination
because of his sexual orientation in violation of the California Fair Employment and
Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.).1 The trial court granted summary judgment
to the Patrol, holding that Brome’s claims were fil... More...   $0 (01-29-2020 - CA)

Two court employees alleged a security guard named David
Jacques sexually harassed them with his metal detecting wand
during the courthouse entry screening process. All security
screening was in public and on video. None of the video
supported the allegations. After a lengthy bench trial, the trial
court ruled the plaintiffs had not proved their allegations. The
employees a... More...   $0 (01-26-2020 - CA)

ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for a writ of mandate to challenge an order
of the Superior Court of Tulare County, Bret D. Hillman, Judge.
McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, Steven M. McQuillan,
Todd W. Baxter and Laura A. Wolfe for Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Todd B. Barsotti and Peter Sean Bradley for Real Party in Interest.
-ooOooReal party in i... More...   $0 (01-06-2020 - CA)

Wisconsin Central, Ltd. terminated Todd Smith-Bunge. He sued for unlawful
retaliation under the Federal Railroad Safety Act. 49 U.S.C. § 20109. The district
court1 granted summary judgment to Wisconsin Central. Smith-Bunge appeals that
decision and two discovery rulings. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this
court affirms.
In 2013, Wisconsin Central suspended Smith-B... More...   $0 (12-28-2019 - MN)

Plaintiff Jeremiah Mathews worked as a maintenance supervisor and a cook for
defendant Happy Valley Conference Center, Inc. (Happy Valley), which hosts seminars,
retreats, and camps on a 30-acre property in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Happy Valley is
a subordinate affiliate of defendant Community of Christ (the Church). When a younger
male employee confided in plaintiff that Hap... More...   $0 (12-16-2019 - CA)

Long Beach Unified School District (the District)
appeals from the dismissal of its cross-complaint under Code
of Civil Procedure section 425.16, commonly known as the
anti-SLAPP statute. (See Wilson v. Cable News Network,
Inc. (2019) 7 Cal.5th 871, 880 (Wilson).) In 2006, the District
entered into a contract with respondent Margaret Williams,
LLC (Williams LLC), which had ... More...   $0 (12-10-2019 - CA)

Richland, WA - The United States of America charged Sami Anwar with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, and 45 additional charged crimes including Wire Fraud, Mail Fraud, Obtaining Controlled Substances Through Fraud, and Furnishing False Information to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Anwar, 42, of Richland, WA, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Co... More...   $0 (11-29-2019 - WA)

Peter Hudson fought fires for the Highland Park Fire Department for close to thirteen years. During that time, he became a person of faith. For five years, he criticized other firefighters at the station for conduct he thought immoral and harmful to their work, and they responded by criticizing his faith and belittling him in other ways. In 2015, Hudson’s supervisor discovered that he had overrepo... More...   $0 (11-26-2019 - MI)

Plaintiff Brigid Ford worked as a
deputy in the Marion County Sheriff’s Office until her hand
was seriously injured in a car accident while on duty. After
assigning Ford to light duty for about a year, the Sheriff’s Office
told Ford that she must either transfer to a permanent position
with a cut in pay or be terminated. After some back and
forth, Ford accepted a civilian j... More...   $0 (11-15-2019 - IN)

Damian Richard appeals from an order denying in part his special motion to strike
Alan Hicks's complaint for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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The complaint arose from Richard's role in prompting the Diocese of San Diego
(Diocese) to remove Hicks from his school principal position.1
Richard contends we must reverse the part of the court's order den... More...   $0 (10-24-2019 - CA)

Elvia Velasco Jimenez asserted claims under the Fair Employment and Housing
Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.)1 against her contracting employer2 U.S.
Continental Marketing Inc. (USCM), a manufacturing company that negotiated with
Jimenez's direct employer Ameritemps, Inc. (Ameritemps), a temporary-staffing agency,
for her employment.3 Jimenez's claims required a threshold sho... More...   $0 (10-20-2019 - CA)