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Every decision we've filed under Civil.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an opinion in this employment-related civil rights appeal. Judgment was entered in accordance with the opinion on the same day.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the grant of summary judgment, holding that an employee failed to prove causation for her FMLA and Rehabilitation Act retaliation claims. The court found that the university's decision to terminate the plaintiff was based on her insubordinate emails to senior leadership, not her protected medical leave or accommodation requests.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Chariot Campbell's Section 1983 lawsuit alleging constitutional violations during child custody proceedings. The court held that DCFS employees were protected by sovereign and qualified immunity and that LSSI failed to state a claim for violating constitutional rights.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that two commercial insurance policies covering a tractor-trailer involved in a fatal collision share equal payment priority. The court rejected arguments that one policy should pay first or that a specific clause created a 'super excess' tier of coverage.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a postjudgment motion challenging the remand of a child-custody case to state court. The court held it lacks jurisdiction to review remand orders based on a lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and found no evidence of judicial bias.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that two commercial liability insurance policies covering a tractor-trailer involved in a fatal collision share equal payment priority. The court held that neither insurer holds superior rights to primary coverage under Illinois law, rejecting arguments for a 'super excess' tier.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a franchisee's fraudulent transfer claims, holding that a settlement agreement barring non-FLSA claims remains enforceable even if the FLSA claims within it lacked required court approval. The court clarified that while the Fair Labor Standards Act mandates judicial or Department of Labor oversight for wage claims, state contract law governs the release of all other claims settled in the same agreement.
The Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction, holding that Idaho-based medical providers purposefully availed themselves of Washington law by treating a Washington resident and transmitting prescriptions to Washington pharmacies. The court also affirmed that venue was proper in the Eastern District of Washington because a substantial part of the events giving rise to the wrongful-death claims occurred there.
The Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying Convention Against Torture relief. The court held that the Immigration Judge erred by failing to aggregate multiple theories of torture risk and by not considering the petitioner's status as a criminal deportee.
The Ninth Circuit denied the petition for review, holding that substantial evidence supports the denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture relief. The court found the petitioner's threats insufficient to constitute past persecution and ruled that she forfeited her proposed social group claims by failing to properly argue them.