An officer’s reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant’s vehicle was supported by multiple facts, including information from reliable sources that the driver possessed a weapon on school grounds, his attempt to drive away when the officer arrived and the officer’s ...

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A deputy sheriff who worked as a resource officer in a middle school is facing a civil suit alleging he illegally seized the minor’s cell phone without probable cause and then used excessive force against the 14-year old boy by ...

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A black employee who was repeatedly called racial epithets, both directly and in conversations where he was mentioned, and was terminated only two months after complaining to his supervisor could proceed to trial on his claims of race discrimination, retaliation ...

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The plaintiff in an employment discrimination case could not compel two former managers of the company to testify about their conversations with the company’s counsel in preparation for their deposition because the company’s attorney-client privilege shielded those conversations from discovery. ...

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A former police officer allegedly pressured a confidential informant for sex in exchange for remaining out on bond. Because the intangible value of the conduct was at least $5,000, which was the statutory minimum for the bribery conviction, the conviction stands. ...

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Where a police officer was charged with soliciting and accepting sexual favors from confidential informants, the government was allowed to introduce the testimony of a woman who had allegedly been sexually assaulted and threatened by the defendant following her arrest ...

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An employee plausibly alleged his former employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act when it terminated him days after he requested leave to care for his two ill sons. The allegations were sufficient to state claims of discrimination, retaliation ...

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Two companies that simply administer an insurance policy, and a third company that was involved in issuing the policy, were dismissed from a coverage suit because, while they are affiliated with the insurer, they are not parties to the policy. ...

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An insurance company was allowed to unilaterally modify and terminate the deferred monetary benefits received by an agency and its owner under their agency contract, but the contract was ambiguous as to which party owned certain customer information in plaintiffs’ ...

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Although a court had already concluded the former Assistant United States Attorney intentionally withheld exculpatory evidence in the plaintiff’s prior criminal trial, the court held his civil rights’ claims against the AUSA either failed to state a claim or must ...

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