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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...
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...
Foreclosure Lawsuit Dismissed for Failure to State a Claim
Shaffer v. U. S. Bank National Association, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shaffer, sued U.S. Bank alleging wrongful...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in disability discrimination and retaliation case.
Betten v. Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Betten, sued Quest Diagno...
Retaliatory Termination Claim Fails Due to Lack of Causal Link
Kenneth Lakatis v. Citrus County Sheriff's Office/Florida Sheriff's Risk Management Fund (FSRMF), decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome....
Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for NAIS in SOX Retaliation Case
Northwest Association of Independent Schools v. Labrador, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the district court's grant of su...
Retaliation claim fails: disciplinary process predated safety report
Fulkroad v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Auth., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the transit autho...
Retaliation claim fails: Employee's belief of violation must be objectively reasonable
Angela Walker v. Merck & Company Inc., decided by Fourth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Angela Walker sued Merck & Company Inc. alleging that Merck retaliated again...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for School District in Title IX Case
April Malick v. Croswell-Lexington Dist. Schs., decided by Sixth Circuit on August 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgm...
Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Claims Against County Rejected
Washington v. County of San Diego, decided by California Court of Appeal on August 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former deputy sheriff, sued the County of San Diego a...
California Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Whistleblower Case
Holland v. Silverscreen Healthcare, Inc., decided by California Supreme Court on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Holland, sued Silverscreen Healthcare, Inc. for wr...
Teacher's discrimination and wrongful termination claims against school district affirmed
Allos v. Poway Unified Sch. Dist., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former teacher, sued the school district alleging wrongf...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Sexual Harassment Case
Kimberly Grippa v. Ronald Rubin, decided by Eleventh Circuit on April 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
Retaliatory Discharge Claim Fails Due to Insufficient Temporal Proximity
Cole v. Chicago Transit Authority, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), ...
Former Employee's Wrongful Termination and Defamation Claims Fails
Lowry v. Port San Luis Harbor Dist., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former employee, sued the defendant harbor distri...