SETTLEMENT: 21 Montanans part of $42 million nationwide settlement of class action of Staples assistant managers… [Read more…]
$945,000 verdict, 3 Hispanic deputies, retaliation
VERDICT: $945,000, 3 Hispanic deputy sheriffs, no discrimination but adverse employment actions by County, Sheriff, deputies, retaliation, 1st-amendment, punitives. [Read more…]
Pain patch payment, collateral estoppel
Identical issue element of collateral estoppel not met in petition for continued payment for pain patch vis-à-vis prior impairment rating denial judgment… summary judgment [Read more…]
Banking/wrongful discharge, “officer,” inducement
BANKING/WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Terminated Plaintiff’s claims that he was fraudulently recruited from previous bank not preempted by WDA… fact issues as to whether contract [Read more…]
Race discrimination, Hispanic, nursing home
RACE DISCRIMINATION: Hispanic nursing home employee failed to prove she was denied CNA training due to race, but improperly terminated without adequate investigation/corrective action for opining that nursing home is racist… subsequently settled… FIR, Elaine Benedict. [Read more…]
Wrongful discharge, $50,000 settlement, county
WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Individual commissioners immune from state law/§1983 claims… fact issues preclude summary judgment as to Financial Director’s due process claims against County… settled for reinstatement and $50,000… Cebull. [Read more…]
Disability discrimination, perceived, truck driver
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION: Reasonable cause to support charge of perceived disability discrimination of injured truck driver… FIR, Tami Rhodes. [Read more…]
Attorney fees, discrimination defense verdict
ATTORNEY FEES: Plaintiff’s rejected sex\disability discrimination claims reasonable despite defense verdict, County’s request for $90,484 fees as prevailing party denied… J. Brown. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, discrimination/retaliation
VERDICT: Defense, sex/disability discrimination/ retaliation, extension service employee. [Read more…]