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whistleblower actions
13 August 2018
10th Circuit rejects state court jurisdiction over Indian casino slip and fall claim; remanded of motion to dismiss indictment for analysis under correct legal standard; reinstates First Amendment retaliation claim in part; affirms summary judgment in whistle-blower case; affirms Clean Air Act abatement plan approval; reinstates claim for punitive damages against judge in sexual harassment case; affirms judgment to insurer in breach of contract/bad faith case; affirms sex trafficking conviction; and affirms dismissal of securities fraud claims.
by William Gaskill
26 February 2018
United States Supreme Court holds certain provision of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act does not create independent basis to allow attachment and execution on property; holds Dodd-Frank whistleblower protection against retaliation requires reporting alleged securities violations to Securities and Exchange Commission; holds a guilty plea does not in itself bar constitutional challenge to the statute of conviction; holds attorney fee awards in prisoner civil rights cases must be satisfied form the judgment obtained up to a 25% cap; and holds silence in a collective bargaining agreement is not ambiguity allowing lifetime benefits.
by William Gaskill
21 January 2015
United States Supreme Court issues opinions on jury issues in trademarks cases, appellate jurisdiction in multidistrict proceedings and whistleblower actions.
by William Gaskill
