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Florida court affirms summary judgment for employer in discrimination case
Hoskins, Johns v. Women's Care Florida, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Johns Hoskins, sued Women's Care Florida...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in wrongful termination case
Martinez v. Sierra Lifestar, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Martinez, sued Sierra Lifestar for wrongful termination, alleg...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for housing authority in discrimination case
Lydia Bryant Bey v. the Housing Authority of the City of Winter Park D/B/A Tuscany at Aloma Apartments, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outco...
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...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in wrongful termination case
Demetrius T. Crockett v. Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Demetrius T. Crockett, sued Keyst...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of ADA "Pattern or Practice" Claim Against Florida AG
Susie Eskilian v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a "pattern or practice" cla...
Appeals Court Revives DEA Employee's Disability Discrimination and Retaliation Claims, Dismisses Hostile Work Environment Claim
This case involves Stephen McCarthy, a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employee, who sued the DEA alleging discrimination based on his disability (post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD) ...
Appellate court revives disability discrimination, retaliation, and breach of contract claims against apartment complex
This case involves a dispute between Jonathan W. Neal and ShadowCreek Apartments. Mr. Neal sued ShadowCreek Apartments, alleging that they discriminated against him based on his disability and retalia...
Appeals Court Reverses Ruling for Caltrans, Orders New Trial in Hearing-Impaired Employee's Discrimination Case
This case involves a lawsuit filed by Mr. Bair against the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) alleging employment discrimination. Mr. Bair, who is hearing impaired, claimed that Caltra...
Appeals Court Revives Former FBI Agent's Age and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against FBI
This case involves a former FBI agent, Mr. Hagar, who sued the FBI alleging that he was discriminated against based on his age and disability when he was not selected for a supervisory position. Mr. H...
Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Hospital, Finding Nurse Was At-Will Employee and Failed to Prove Discrimination
Rhonda Kay Armour sued Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) alleging that SAMC breached her employment contract and discriminated against her based on her age and disability. Armour, a registered n...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in wrongful termination case.
Wright v. WellQuest Elk Grove, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Wright, sued WellQuest Elk Grove for wrongful termination, a...
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment on Disability Discrimination Claim for Minneapolis Police Officer, Affirms Other Dismissals
This case involved Raven Bartz, a former police officer for the City of Minneapolis, who sued the City alleging discrimination based on her gender and disability, and retaliation, under various federa...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in wrongful termination case.
Galoski v. MedVet Assocs., L.L.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Galoski, sued MedVet Associates, LLC, alleging wrongful termi...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Deputy's Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, and Due Process Claims Against Wright County
Joshua Hollamon, a former deputy sheriff for Wright County, sued the County alleging that his employment was terminated due to discrimination based on his disability (PTSD) and in retaliation for requ...
Housing Authority Not Liable for Alleged Disability Discrimination and Retaliation
Aisha E. Jones v. the Housing Authority of the City of Orlando, Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Aisha E. Jon...
Appellate Court Partially Reverses, Partially Affirms Denial of San Antonio's Plea to Jurisdiction in Disability, Age Discrimination, and Retaliation Case
This case involves Nadine Realme, a former employee of the City of San Antonio, who sued the City alleging employment discrimination based on her disability and age, as well as retaliation. Realme cla...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Age and Disability Discrimination Claims
Bell v. Ohio Living Communities, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued her employer for wrongful termination, ...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Wrongful Termination Case
Kittis v. Cleveland Clinic Found., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the Cleveland Clinic for wrongful ter...
Appellate court affirms dismissal of ADA and FCRA claims for lack of specific allegations
Robert A. Davis v. 10091 Tl Manager, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Robert A. Davis, sued the defendant, 10091 ...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for university in discrimination case
Doe v. Regents of the Univ. of California, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former student, sued the University of Californ...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Amazon in Title VII Case
Tanya Svoboda v. Amazon.com Inc., decided by Seventh Circuit on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Amazo...
Seventh Circuit: Employee's vague accommodation request dooms ADA claim
Tanya Svoboda v. Amazon.com Inc., decided by Seventh Circuit on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging Amazon violated the...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in disability discrimination case.
Meritxell Pons Torres v. A&P Air Conditioning Corporation, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 4, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Meritxell Pons Torres, sued...
Parking facility operator not a 'place of public accommodation' under Unruh Act
Bartholomew v. Parking Concepts, Inc., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bartholomew, sued Parking Concepts, Inc. (PCI) fo...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Employment Discrimination Case
Andrea Nielsen v. Richard Macleod, decided by Seventh Circuit on February 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...
Federal Circuit Upholds DVA's Removal of Employee for Unacceptable Performance, Finding No Disability Accommodation Violation
This case involves Mr. Neal, a former employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), who appealed the Merit Systems Protection Board's (Board) decision to uphold his removal from federal servic...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for state agency in whistleblower retaliation case.
Linda D. Tanner v. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Julia Murray, Wendy Proctor, and Juan Rodriguez, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outc...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Discrimination Case
Glenn v. White Oak Automotive, L.L.C., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Glenn, sued White Oak Automotive for wrongful terminat...
Court rules Amazon did not discriminate against or retaliate against disabled employee
This case involves a former Amazon employee, Scott, who sued Amazon alleging that the company discriminated against him based on his disability and retaliated against him for requesting accommodations...