U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Job Discrimination Cooper v. The Sutherland Group Ltd. 10-CV-6575 Judge Telesca Background: Plaintiff Anthony Cooper, proceeding pro se, brings this action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Maritime Law Submerged Vessels Northeast Research LLC v. One Shipwrecked Vessel 04-CV-645 Judge Arcara Background: Plaintiff NorthEast Research LLC commenced this admiralty in rem action by filing a complaint against One Shipwrecked ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York ERISA Retirement Pensions — Break in Service Donovan v. United Association Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No. 22 Pension Fund 08-CV-6255 Judge Larimer Background: Plaintiff Scott Donovan filed this action against United Association ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York ERISA Disability Benefits — Mental Health Exclusions Katsanis v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 07-CV-696 Judge Curtin Background: This is an action, brought pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Job Discrimination Turley v. ISG Lackawanna Inc. 06-CV-794 Judge Skretny Background: Plaintiff Elijah Turley commenced this employment discrimination action by filing a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Job Discrimination Ikejiaku v. Rochester City School District 07-CV-6191 Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff, Alexander Ikejiaku, brings this action pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, alleging employment ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York False Claims Act Medicaid — Subject Matter Jurisdiction United States ex rel. Veltz v. Allegany Rehabilitation Associates Inc. 01-CV-190 Judge Skretny Background: In this qui tam action, the government and the relator, ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Securities Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tee to Green Golf Parks Inc. 00-CV-478 Judge Skretny Background: The Securities and Exchange Commission has moved pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Job Discrimination Nieves v. City of Rochester 08-CV-6537 Judge Larimer Background: Plaintiff, Pablo Nieves and his wife, commenced this action against the City of Rochester, the Rochester Fire Department, its former Chief ...

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U.S. District Court, Western District of New York Job Discrimination Griffin v. Brighton Dental Group 09-CV-6616 Judge Payson Background: Pro se plaintiff Sheila Griffin has filed a complaint in the above-captioned matter alleging that the defendants discriminated against her in ...

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U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Constitutional Torts Public Employment — First Amendment Retaliation Rotundo v. Village of Yorkville 09-CV-1262 Judge Hurd Background: Plaintiffs Benedict Rotundo Jr. and Kelly Rotundo bring this action against defendants Village of Yorkville, ...

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U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York Labor Law Class Actions — Certification Rudd v. T.L. Cannon Corp. 10-CV-591 Judge McAvoy Background: Plaintiffs Ann Marie Rudd, Matthew Roach, Melissa Longo, Jennifer Doty and Garrett Titchen, all former employees of ...

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