LATEST SUMMARIES

CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, INJURY AND TORT LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
• Feirson v. DC

CIVIL RIGHTS, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
• Patterson v. Johnson

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
• NY Rehab. Care Mgmt., LLC v. NLRB

LATEST SUMMARIES

CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, INJURY AND TORT LAW, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Feirson v. DC, No. 05-7188
In civil rights action brought after a police officer sustained serious neck and lower back injuries during a training program, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's substantive due process rights were not violated; 2) he was not "seized" in violation of the Fourth Amendment; 3) the Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Disability Act bars his local law claims; and 4) the claims against the physician defendants are meritless. Read more...

CIVIL RIGHTS, LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Patterson v. Johnson, No. 05-5415
In suit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff provided no evidence that the alleged interference with his managerial prerogatives tended to materially impair his job performance or prospects for advancement. Read more...

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
NY Rehab. Care Mgmt., LLC v. NLRB, No. 06-1162
Petition for review of order finding petitioners violated section 8(a)(5) and (1) of the National Labor Relations Act is denied where respondent did not abuse its discretion in revoking the union certification and ordering a new election in a representation proceeding, notwithstanding the extant collective bargaining agreement. Read more...