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Every decision we've filed under Summary Judgment.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical needs, finding the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence of constitutional violation.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment for an employer on age, sex, and retaliation claims while vacating a denial of litigation expenses. The court held that the consent judgment's explicit provision for expenses required a new determination of reasonableness.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's award of attorneys' fees to a plaintiff in a civil rights case. The court held that fees for work on an unsuccessful excessive force claim were reasonable because the claims shared a common core of facts.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a bad faith insurance claim. The court held that the insurer acted reasonably in settling other claims to minimize excess liability exposure.
The Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the City of Dallas in a civil rights action alleging failure to train. The court held that the plaintiffs could not establish deliberate indifference absent clearly established law.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a summary judgment ruling in a defamation dispute involving a sanitary napkin manufacturer and an Amish publication. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present evidence that the publisher acted with actual malice regarding a reader-submitted advertisement questioning product safety.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a due process challenge brought by correctional officers terminated for using force before exhausting other options. The court held that the department rule requiring force only as a last resort was not unconstitutionally vague as applied to the officers.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Small Business Administration in a dispute over an unconditional loan guaranty. The panel held that the agency satisfied the contract's written-demand requirement and rejected a constitutional challenge to administrative wage garnishment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the dismissal of discrimination claims brought by a former Department of Energy employee. The court held that the district court erred by failing to consider a specific allegation regarding religious discrimination found in the plaintiff's opposition to a motion to dismiss.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a dismissal of a takings claim due to procedural error. The court affirmed lower court rulings on discovery disputes involving the deliberative process privilege.