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Employment – retaliation — res judicata
11-1342 Abner v. Illinois Dept. of Transportation
08-3810, 09-2213 & 10-1733 Johnson v. Cypress Hill
Intellectual Property Copyright; res judicata Res judicata bars state court claims for unfair competition and misappropriation after dismissal of a copyright claim on the same facts. “Johnson concedes that the same parties are involved in both actions, but argues that the claims are not identical and that there was no final judgment on the merits […]
09-1485, 09-2218 & 09-3754 Czarniecki v. City of Chicago
Employment Res judicata Where a Section 1983 claim and a Title VII claim arise from the same events, a final judgment on one claim precludes a later suit on the other. “We reject Czarniecki’s argument that because the operative facts needed to prove a Title VII claim and a § 1983 claim are a little […]
09-1509, 09-4030 Arrow Gear Co. v. Downers Grove Sanitary District
Civil Procedure Res judicata In an environmental action, where the total liability is uncertain, a partial settlement resulting in dismissal without prejudice does not bar subsequent suits. “When the Muniz case was settled, the EPA, moving with the majestic deliberateness characteristic of government agencies, was still investigating contamination by the firms that had been defendants [&hell[...]
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