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Court Affirms DHR's Termination Decision Against Employee
Barbara Tanzer v. Alabama Department of Human Resources, decided by Alabama Supreme Court on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Barbara Tanzer, sued the Alabama Depart...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Title VII Race Discrimination Case
Cory Driscoll v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Comm'rs, decided by Sixth Circuit on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judg...
Hospital Wins Discrimination Suit Over Termination
Elaine Smith v. Miami Valley Hosp., decided by Sixth Circuit on April 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Miami ...
Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination Claims Against Merrill Lynch
Kelly Milligan v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., decided by Fourth Circuit on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismis...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Racial Discrimination Case
Rashaan Carter v. SP Plus Corporation, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to...
Eleventh Circuit: No Prima Facie Case for Racial Discrimination in Police Department
Geoffrey Anderson v. City of Atlanta, Georgia, decided by Eleventh Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary j...
Florida appeals court affirms dismissal of discrimination claim
John D. Sarai v. Merchant Capital Group LLC, Etc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's de...
Retaliation claim fails due to bad-faith reporting
Jane Doe 1 v. Steven Sloan, decided by Seventh Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction soug...
Fourth Circuit: Temporal Proximity Alone Insufficient for Title VII Retaliation Claim
Geneva Enterprises, LLC v. Aaron Chavez, decided by Fourth Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to...
County employee's retaliation claims dismissed for lack of protected speech and causation
Campbell v. Broome County, decided by Second Circuit on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former employee's claims that his employer, B...
Tesla Wins Wrongful Termination Suit Over Whistleblower Claims
Harcourt v. Tesla, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former Tesla employee, sued Tesla for wrongful termination and retaliat...
Appellate court affirms dismissal of sexual harassment and retaliation claims.
Edmidia Violeta Reyes v. D'Maria Adult Daycare, LLC and Maria E. Hernandez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a former employe...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Discrimination Case
Viorel Cioi v. DNP Transmission Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Viorel Cioi, sued DNP Transmission Inc. for wron...
Appellate Court Affirms Trademark Ruling, Finding No Likelihood of Confusion
Puck v. Amin, Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision,...
Court Affirms City's Termination of Employee, Citing Lack of Retaliation Evidence
White, Thaler v. City of Quincy, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of the City of Quincy, sued the ci...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination Claim Due to Lack of Evidence
Pow v. GTE Federal Credit Union, GTE Financial, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decis...
NJ Court Affirms Dismissal of National Origin Discrimination Claim
Sergio Lopez v. Marmic LLC, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Sergio Lopez sued Marmic LLC for wrongful termination, alleging discrimination b...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Auto Dealer in FDUTPA Case
Roahso Toussaint v. H Greg Auto Pompano, LLC, D/B/A HGREG LUX, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Roahso Toussaint, sued...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Supervisor in First Amendment Retaliation Case
Norberto Torres, a former employee of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), sued his supervisor, Kent Brookman, alleging that Brookman retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendmen...
Retaliation claim fails due to lack of causal link
Maleky v. Ohio State Univ., Office of Compliance & Integrity, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, alleged that th...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination Claim Due to Lack of Pretext Evidence
Sir-Marcus Fluellen v. Lauderhill Auto Ventures LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's ...
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination and Discrimination Claims
Yosbani Joseph Hernandez v. Shutts & Bowen LLP, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Yosbani Joseph Hernandez, sued his fo...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for school district in discrimination case
Muammer David Oksuz v. Harmony Public Schools, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Muammer David Oksuz, sued Harmony Public Schools...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Discrimination and Retaliation Claims
Hudacko v. Regents of the University of California, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a form...
Ninth Circuit: No Retaliation for Failure to Rehire Without Proof of Motivating Factor
Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgm...