177 results for 'court:"USDC Kansas"'.
J. Robinson grants an aircraft manufacturer's motion to dismiss a former employee's Americans with Disabilities Act claims. The employer sufficiently showed in court that the former aircraft spray painter, who suffers from diabetes and cellulitis, may have disclosed false information concerning a slip and fall on the job, in violation of the company's breach of trust rules.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Robinson, Filed On: January 4, 2024, Case #: 6:22cv1145, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities - Other - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment, Labor / Unions
J. Broomes grants a concrete company's motion for summary judgment concerning civil rights claims brought by a former employee. The concrete company sufficiently showed in court that it terminated the employee for ongoing absenteeism and claims brought by two female employees, who were forced to look pictures of him wearing a bodybuilding bikini, and not because he is Black.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Broomes, Filed On: December 22, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv2084, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment
J. Mitchell partly grants a community information company's motion to leave to file a third amended complaint against a competitor. The community information company sufficiently showed that the competitor violated the parties' customer agreement by ordering information from it and reselling it at a higher price, in violation of its trade secrets.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Mitchell, Filed On: December 19, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv2475, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Trade Secrets, Contract
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J. Vratil rules an employee may pursue Americans with Disabilities Act violations against a community college. The employee, who is disabled, sufficiently showed in court that the community college refused to allow her to teach classes remotely, despite her vulnerability to Covid-19.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Vratil, Filed On: December 18, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv2219, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Education, Employment, Covid-19
J. Teeter rules a former employee may pursue hostile work environment based on race against his former employer. The former car dealership employee, who is Black, sufficiently showed in court that he was deprived of leads based on his race, and was told to "stop bitching" when he complained.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Teeter, Filed On: December 13, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv2246, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Vratil denies a group of consumers who purchased bonded abrasive discs from an electrical tool company's motion for class certification. The electrical tool company, which may have failed to place a warning label on its products, showed in court that the consumer failed to meet class action requirements.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Vratil, Filed On: December 7, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv2028, NOS: Property Damage Product Liability - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Negligence, Product Liability, Class Action
J. Melgren grants a biopharmaceutical company's motion for summary concerning wrongful termination and whistleblower claims brought by a former employee. The company sufficiently showed in court that the former employee was let go for odd behavior, which included threatening to quit her job, sending inappropriate emails to colleagues, and dodging staff meetings.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Melgren, Filed On: November 22, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv2238, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Employment, Damages, Whistleblowers
J. Broomes rules the U.S. Department of Labor may pursue overtime violations against a restaurant. The restaurant employees, both servers and line cooks, sufficiently showed in court that the restaurant operator failed to pay overtime wages at the correct rate.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Broomes, Filed On: November 17, 2023, Case #: 6:22cv1004, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: Employment, Contract, Labor
J. Robinson denies a class of private foundation members' motion to remand contract claims against an energy company to state court concerning underpayment of natural gas royalties. The energy company sufficiently showed in court that the state court lacks subject matter jurisdiction based on the number of class participants and the controversy sum, which is upwards of $5 million.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Robinson, Filed On: October 30, 2023, Case #: 6:23cv1097, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Jurisdiction, Class Action, Contract
J. Vratil rules a former lube technician employee may pursue associational ADA discrimination claims against his employer. The former employee sufficiently showed in court that his former supervisor terminated him from the company for taking time off to visit his wife in the hospital, who suffered brain trauma, and not for leaving without notice under the employer's job abandonment policy.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Vratil, Filed On: October 25, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv2381, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities-Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Crabtree grants an insurance company's motion to dismiss contract and negligence claims brought by a consumer who bought a homeowners' insurance policy. The insurance company sufficiently showed in court the insurer's employee cannot be sued for negligently managing the homeowner's claim based on her non-party status to the policy.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: October 20, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv2357, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Negligence, Contract