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Nat'l Org. on Disability, et al. v. Tartaglione
Motion to Dismiss Denied Where Claim Philadelphia Violated ADA by Denying Disabled the Means to Vote in Same Manner as Other Voters
by admin
July 21, 2003
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Town of Lysander v. Hafner
Farm Owners May Install Mobile Homes to House Migrant Farm Workers Despite Town Zoning Ordinance Regulating Minimum Size of Single-Family Dwellings
by admin
September 10, 2002
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Strichlin v. Wis. Dep't of Workforce Dev.
Trial Court Reverses Administrative Agency's Denial of Hearing Because Wisconsin Works Participant Did Not Receive Proper Notice Under Agency Practice
by admin
September 10, 2002
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In re [redacted]
Monetary Sanctions Against Wisconsin Works Participant Reversed Because Agency Failed to Draft Employability Plans Properly
by admin
September 10, 2002
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National Fair Housing Alliance v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America
Plaintiffs Sue Prudential Insurance Co. for Racial Redlining in Its Homeowners Insurance Coverage and Practices in Violation of Fair Housing Act
by admin
April 09, 2002
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In re Asian Pacific Islander Coalition of King County
Petitioners Seek Adoption of Rules Regarding “Hardship Extensions” for Persons Reaching TANF Limit
by admin
April 09, 2002
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Chapman v. Silber
New York High Court Specifies What Evidence of Notice Is Required for Tenant to Survive Summary Judgment in Lead Poisoning Case
by admin
April 09, 2002
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Lititz Mutual Ins. Co. v. Steely
Pollution Exclusion Clause in Landlord’s Insurance Policy Does Not Bar Coverage for Lead Paint Injuries
by admin
April 09, 2002
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Mendonsa v. Lowell Housing Authority
Low-Income Families Oppose City’s Motion to Dismiss Their Challenge to Planned Demolition of Public Housing Development
by admin
April 09, 2002
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Degollado v. United States
U.S. Citizen Alleges Illegal Arrest and Search by U.S. Border Patrol Agents
by admin
April 09, 2002
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In re [redacted]
Agency may not Terminate Benefits Without Advance Notice
by admin
February 01, 2002
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In re [redacted]
Agency Should Have Assessed Individual's Disability Before Forming Work Program
by admin
February 01, 2002
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In re [redacted]
Agency Ordered to Recalculate Benefits After it Failed to Make an Employability Plan
by admin
January 31, 2002
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In re [redacted]
Agency did not Account for Individual's Known Barriers in Forming Employability Plan, Therefore Cannot Apply Sanctions
by admin
January 31, 2002
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In re [redacted]
Agency Improperly Sanctioned Benefits for Individual not Actually Assigned Work Activities
by admin
January 31, 2002
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In re [redacted]
State Department did not Take Adequate Measures to Assess Recipient's Incapacity Before it Applied Sanctions
by admin
January 31, 2002
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In re [redacted]
Lack of Participation in Work Program due to Inconsistent Medication Held to be Beyond the Participant's Control
by admin
January 31, 2002
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In re [redacted]
Mental Health Problems Satisfied Good Cause to Miss Required Hours of State Work Program
by admin
January 30, 2002
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Texas R.O.S.E., Inc. v. Texas Util. Elec. Comp.
Texas Supreme Court Declines to Review Decision that Consumer Advocate Group is Not Entitled to Attorney Fees After Challenging Increase in Electricity Rates
by admin
January 28, 2002
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183rd St. / 187th St. Tenants' Ass'n v. Cuomo
HUD Sued for Approving Termination of Section 8 Tenancies Without 1 Year Notice
by admin
January 15, 2002
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Thompson v. Luling Housing Auth.
Housing Authority that Sought to Evict Tenant for Rent Nonpayment Settles Case Once it is Discovered Tenant was Entitled to Income Disregard
by admin
January 15, 2002
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Jefferson v. Principi
Federal Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Denial of Veterans Benefits, Ostensibly for Misapplying Regulations, Finding it to be an Appeal on the Merits
by admin
January 03, 2002
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Wooten v. Pleasant Hope R-VI Sch. Dist.
Eighth Circuit finds Due Process Satisfied by a Hearing After Expulsion from School Sports Team
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Morrell v. Mock
Seventh Circuit Holds That Due Process Requires Notice Before Officials Enforce Out-of-State Default Order on Custody
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Hennessy v. Daniels Law Office
Eighth Circuit Allows Separate Claim for Attorney Fees because of Ambiguity in Offer of Judgment
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Rippy v. Hattaway
Sixth Circuit finds Social Workers Immune from Suit for Acts Leading to Erroneous Removal of Child
by admin
December 06, 2001
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DeVito v. Chicago Park Dist.
Seventh Circuit finds ADA Suit Estopped due to Employee's Previous Assertion of Total Disability
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Vasquez v. Housing Auth. of the City of El Paso
Fifth Circuit finds Housing Authority's Invocation of Trespassing Regulation Against Non-Resident Political Volunteers is Unconstitutional
by admin
December 06, 2001
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E.E.O.C. v. Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co.
Fifth Circuit finds EEOC had not Proven that Information Sought, Regarding Employees' Sex, was Relevant to Racial Discrimination Case
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Grey v. Wilburn
Eighth Circuit cites Waiver of Immunity in Ordering Reinstatement of ADA Claim Against State
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Burton v. Tampa Hous. Auth.
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Housing Authority’s Eviction of “Ignorant Tenant” Whose Son Engaged in Drug-Related Activity
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Knussman v. Maryland
Fourth Circuit finds State Agency not Immune to FMLA Suit for its Leave Policy that Fathers Cannot be Primary Caregivers
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Dixon v. Massanari
Seventh Circuit holds Award of SSI Partly Based on Applicant's Age does not Invalidate Earlier Denials that were Barred from using it as a Consideration
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Re/Max Int'l, Inc. v. Realty One, Inc.
Sixth Circuit Affirms District Court's Jurisdiction to Enforce Settlement Agreement that wasn't Incorporated Explicitly at Case's Dismissal
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Gasper v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Eighth Circuit Approves Jury Instructions Leading to Dismissal of Wrongful Termination Suit for Apparent Conflict between Company Child Abuse Reporting Policy and State Law Requirements
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Batista v. Ashcroft
First Circuit Allows New Evidence for Alien with Felony Conviction to Appeal Removal Order on Grounds of Derived Citizenship
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Dadian v. Village of Wilmette
Seventh Circuit Affirms Verdict Against Municipal Body for not Accommodating Disability of Building Permit Applicants
by admin
December 06, 2001
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Wright v. Hanna Steel Corp.
Eleventh Circuit overturns ERISA Penalty Award for Employee's Family Members as they are Health Plan Beneficiaries, not Participants
by admin
December 05, 2001
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United States v. Lewko
First Circuit Dismisses Constitutional Challenge to Child Support Recovery Act
by admin
December 05, 2001
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Flint v. Kentucky Dep't of Corrections
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Qualified Immunity to Prison Officers for Failure to Act on Knowledge of Impending Attack Upon Inmate
by admin
December 05, 2001
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Holmstrom v. Massanari
Eighth Circuit Reverses Denial of SSI Benefits Unsupported by Substantial Evidence
by admin
December 05, 2001
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Arecibo Cmty. Health Care, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
First Circuit holds Filing of Proof of Claim in Bankruptcy Court is not Shielded by the Eleventh Amendment from Compulsory Counterclaim
by admin
December 05, 2001
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Reed v. Massanari
Ninth Circuit holds that Appeal from Denial of SSI Benefits should have been Allowed because of Evidence that Expert Testimony was Inappropriately Disqualified
by admin
December 05, 2001
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Finau v. Immigration and Naturalization Serv.
Ninth Circuit holds Equal Protection is not Violated by Provision for Disretionary Relief to Aliens Barred Entry but not to Removable Permanent Residents
by admin
December 05, 2001
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Chao v. Hospital Staffing Servs. Inc.
Sixth Circuit finds that Bankruptcy Code's Exception to Automatic Stay may not be used to Further a Private Right under the FLSA
by admin
December 05, 2001
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Balogun v. Ashcroft
Fifth Circuit holds Convention Against Torture doesn't Impart Jurisdiction to Withold Deportation when Ordered for Criminal Offense
by admin
December 05, 2001
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Tindall v. Wayne County Friend of the Court
Sixth Circuit Applies Abstention to Due Process Challenge to Statute Revoking Licenses of Persons Delinquent in Child Support Payments
by admin
December 04, 2001
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United States v. Emerson
Fifth Circuit Dismisses Second Amendment Challenge to Regulation Prohibiting Carriage of Firearms by Persons Subject to a Protection Order
by admin
December 04, 2001
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Tyler v. Douglas
Second Circuit holds Medicaid Recipient's Claim for Share of Unused Tobacco Settlement Funds is Barred by Federal Statute
by admin
December 04, 2001
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Holland v. Pardee Coal Co.
Fourth Circuit holds Employer Liable for Beneficiary Assignments made under Coal Act after Date Set by Timing Provision
by admin
December 04, 2001
