Friday, September 8, 2017

Sixth Circuit: The court held that a provision in a collective bargaining agreement that requires that a grievance be held in abeyance while an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint is pending violates the anti-retaliation provisions of Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Law Court: In affirming summary judgment for defendants in defamation claim brought by public-figure plaintiffs, the court held that evidence of falsity, even combined with the inference of ill will, would not be sufficient to support a clear and convincing determination of actual malice
US District Court ME: Magistrate Judge granted motion to quash plaintiff’s subpoena for defendant’s Maine Human Rights Commission file materials relating to her own complaint against co-defendant, finding that defendant’s MHRC file involved claims, actors, divisions, and timeframes different from the plaintiff’s
US District Court ME: Summary judgment granted on excessive force and disability discrimination claims, as well as claims under the Maine Civil Rights Act and the Maine Human Rights Act, following police shooting of mentally ill decedent 25 to 27 times after prolonged standoff
MHRC: September 18th Agenda posted
MHRC: Fair Housing Workshop scheduled for September 27th at the Knox County Superior Court

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