24 results for 'judge:"Reeves"'.
J. Reeves finds for school defendants in false imprisonment claims because evidence does not indicate a teacher forcibly restrained a student, and dismisses disability discrimination claims brought against school staff as redundant to discrimination claims brought against the school. Claims contending a student suffered emotional distress after hearing the teacher use the N-word should also be dismissed. While the teacher's use of "an insensitive and blatantly racist word" would be inappropriate even if used for educational purposes, as claimed by the teacher, "outrageous conduct requires conduct so extreme in degree as to be regarded as atrocious." Here, the teacher had asked if anyone in the class was African American, and the student declined to raise her hand for feeling "embarrassed" and "singled out," and he contends she contends the word had been used in an educational context.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Kentucky, Judge: Reeves, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv151, NOS: Education - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Education, Emotional Distress
J. Reeves partly grants an honor society’s motion to dismiss counterclaims of defamation and misleading representation filed by a Nevada corporation, claiming they are intentionally misleading students with having similar trademarks. The defamation counterclaim regarding the challenged statements in a press release is dismissed, as well as the tortious interference counterclaim.
Court: USDC Southern District of Mississippi , Judge: Reeves, Filed On: March 29, 2024, Case #: 3:22cv208, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: Trademark, Defamation, Business Practices
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J. Reeves partly grants a former assistant principal’s motion for summary judgment on violations of Americans with Disability Act claims against the school when she was fired after taking additional time off, that was initially approved, to recover from surgical birth and related complications. There are no genuine issues of material fact as to the assistant principal’s ADA discriminatory termination claim.
Court: USDC Southern District of Mississippi , Judge: Reeves, Filed On: December 8, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv265, NOS: Civil Rights - Habeas Corpus, Categories: Civil Rights, Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment