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Wrongful Termination Claim Fails Over Lack of Public Policy Exception
Stoker v. Blue Origin, LLC, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of Blue Origin, sued for wrongful termination...
Whistleblower Act Claim Fails: "But For" Causation Not Proven
Michael S. Olin v. Execuflight, Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Execuflight, Inc. (Execuflig...
Appellate court affirms dismissal of discrimination and retaliation claims
Angel Fuentes v. Post Stella, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Angel Fuentes, sued the defendant, Post Stella, for alleged viola...
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...
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...
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...
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 Summary Judgment for Airlines in ADA Case
Flynn v. American Airlines, Sedgwick CMS, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Flynn, sued American Airlines and Sedgwick ...
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...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for CSU in discrimination case
Pechkis v. Trustees of the Cal. State University, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Pechkis, sued the Trustees of the Califor...
Court Affirms Transit Authority's Summary Judgment in Wrongful Termination Case
Hopkins v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Auth., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hopkins, sued the Greater Cleveland Regiona...
Retaliatory Discharge Claim Fails Without Causal Link
Lisa Ash v. Cleveland Clinic Florida a Non-Profit Corporation, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a former employee'...
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 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...
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...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for city in civil rights case
Yan v. City of Diamond Bar, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Yan, sued the City of Diamond Bar for alleged violations of his...
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...
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...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for City in Officer's Retaliation Case
Jones v. City of North Las Vegas, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City ...
Retaliation claim survives summary judgment in wage dispute
Amazing Paws v. Melissa Pedraza, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The dispute centered on whether Melissa Pedraza's former employer, Amazing Paws, retal...
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Title VII Discrimination Case
Michael Connor v. Brittany Greene, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
Title VII: Plaintiff Fails to Show Similarly Situated Employees Treated Differently
Michael Connor v. Brittany Greene, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...