Civil Rights

This is FindLaw’s collection of Civil Rights articles, part of the Litigation and Disputes section of the Corporate Counsel Center. A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech, press, and assembly, the right to vote, freedom from involuntary servitude, and the right to equality in public places. Corporations have been gaining more civil rights in the courts throughout the years. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

Civil Litigation

Civil Rights Articles

Previous Statements About Disability May Not Preclude Eligibility in Subsequent Proceedings

, __ F.3d , 1998 WL 181297 (9th Cir. April 20, 1998)Johnson claimed that her employer fired her in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The magistrate judge below granted the employer's motion for summary judgment following the ...
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Products Liability Report: Winter 1999

In this issue: A trial court in upstate New York recently extended the market share theory of liability to cases involving exposure to white lead pigment. In Brenner v. American Cyanamid Company, N.Y. L.J., Feb. 3, 1999, at 31 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb ...
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Quid Pro Quo Harassment with No Adverse Consequences?

, 123 F.3d 490 (7th Cir. 1997), cert granted, No. 97-569, __U.S.__, 1998 WL 21891 (Jan 23, 1998)The United States Supreme Court has decided to review whether a claim of quid pro quo sexual harassment may be brought under Title VII when the employee ...
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Recent ADA Decisions

In three significant employment decisions released on June 22, 1999, the United States Supreme Court reviewed and refined the definition of "disability" under the Americans with Disabilities Act. 42 U.S.C. § 12102. The Court declined to expand the ...
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Retaining a Foreign Attorney

Officers of the Department of State and U.S. Embassies and Consulates abroad are prohibited by federal regulation from acting as agents, attorneys or in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of U.S. citizens in private legal disputes abroad. (22 CFR ...
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Right and Responsibilities of Tenants Living in Federal Housing

This brochure is being distributed to you because HUD has provided some form of assistance or subsidy for this apartment building. As part of its dedication to maintaining the best possible living environment for all residents, your HUD field ...
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Rules For Avoiding Litigationand Limiting Costs

When in doubt get a professional opinion. The money spent avoiding a violation is usually significantly less than the money spent defending a ...
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Seventh Circuit Rejects ADA Challenge To Dismissal For Threats Of Violence

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Chicago) has confirmed that an employer may fire an employee with a mental illness who threatens violence and not run afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA"). The plaintiff ...
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Sex Discrimination: Pregnant Woman’s Claim of Discrimination Dismissed Where There is No Showing of Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff was a sheriff's deputy assigned to the road patrol when she became pregnant. She asked to be reassigned to light duty work at road patrol wages, but was told her only options were to remain on the road patrol, take medical leave or work as ...
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Sexual Harassment an Ounce of Prevention

Most employers are aware that reports of sexual harassment must promptly and thoroughly be investigated. Where appropriate, prompt remedial action must be taken to end the harassment. Are there any proactive steps that an employer can take to limit ...
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