Robert T. Quasius appeals the decision of the district court granting summary judgment for The Schwan Food Company and Schwan’s Global Supply Chain, Inc., (collectively, “Schwan”) in his employment discrimination action against the company. The court based its decision on material facts that i...   MORE>>

Cynthia Brzak and Nasr Ishak appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sweet, J.) dismissing claims against the United Nations and various United Nations officials. The complaint charges defendants with sex discrimination under several federal ...   MORE>>

Mike Rutti sought to bring a class action on behalf of all technicians employed by Lojack, Inc. (“Lojack”) to install alarms in customers’ cars. He sought compensation for the time they spent commuting to worksites in Lojack’s vehicles and for time spent on preliminary and postliminary activ...   MORE>>

Charles Budde, the police chief for the Kane County Forest Preserve District (the “District”), sued his former employer, claiming that it discriminated against him on the basis of his disability, alcoholism. The district court entered summary judgment for the District. We affirm.

Charles Bud...   MORE>>

This case arises from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company’s (BNSF) proposed sale of approximately 290 miles of BNSF’s rail line to the New Mexico Department of Transportation. New Mexico sought to obtain the rail line as part of a plan to provide commuter rail service between Albuquerqu...   MORE>>

In this diversity suit, plaintiffs, who are past and present Wal-Mart employees and their spouses, allege injuries caused by exposure to carbon monoxide gas in the enclosed freezer section of a Wal-Mart Distribution Center during a two-week period in November and December 2005. One group of plaintif...   MORE>>

Wayne Jackson appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment on his age discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Jackson was employed by Cal-Western Packaging Corporation in various managerial po...   MORE>>

Halline Overby, an annuitant in a retirement trust fund operated by National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), and his wife Paulette Overby brought suit in district court seeking a declaration that a purported amendment to the trust plan which would have rendered Paulette Overby ineligible to r...   MORE>>

This case presents two issues concerning damages under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA”). 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601-2654 (2006). In an issue of first impression, we consider whether the court, rather than the jury, determines the amount of the front pay award and whether the district court...   MORE>>

Carol Jones filed a claim for long term benefits under the group disability insurance policy issued to her employer by an affiliate of Unum Provident Corporation (“Unum”). After Unum denied the claim and Jones’s appeal, she commenced this action for wrongful denial of benefits under the Employ...   MORE>>