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Every decision we've filed under Summary Judgment.
The Tenth Circuit reversed a district court judgment that dismissed an unincorporated association as a defendant in a voter intimidation case. The court held that unincorporated associations qualify as persons who can be sued under the Voting Rights Act and Section nineteen eighty-five of the Ku Klux Klan Act.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a medical malpractice case. The appellate court held that the district court properly excluded the plaintiffs' causation expert due to repeated discovery violations.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a Fourth Amendment excessive-force claim against a paramedic who restrained a man in traffic. The court held that the plaintiff failed to show the right was clearly established under qualified immunity.
The Eleventh Circuit held that parents retain a fundamental right to live with their children even if they have committed state-defined misconduct. The court ruled that Alabama's law permanently barring sex offenders from residing with their own children violates substantive due process.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a maritime negligence case involving a cruise ship passenger. The court held that the plaintiff failed to prove the cruise line had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition that caused his injuries.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a racial discrimination and retaliation case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove pretext or establish a prima facie case for his termination.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Saltgrass in a contract dispute over a property covenant. The court held that uncontroverted testimony from the drafter resolved the ambiguity, making interpretation a question of law rather than a jury issue.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of most employment discrimination claims by a physician against the Department of Veterans Affairs. The court vacated the dismissal of two claims regarding the suspension of clinical privileges and remanded those specific counts for further proceedings.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court's summary judgment on an employment discrimination claim involving a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The court held that the Railway Labor Act did not automatically preclude the plaintiff's claims because his requested accommodation differed materially from prior precedent.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Tennille Decoste against the City of Boynton Beach. The court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction because the underlying district court order was not final.