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Karling v. Budget Rent-a-Car Systems, Inc
The court upheld the the finding that the vicarious liability of short-term motor vehicle lessors (such as rental car companies) under Florida's dangerous instrumentality doctrine is preempted by 49 U.S.C. § 30106, (the Graves Amendment).
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Morongell v. Miami-Dade County
This plaintiff police officer brought a civil rights claim arising from alleged employment discrimination and retaliation for filing EEOC complaints.
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Case v. City of Sanford.
Civil rights -- Search and seizure -- False arrest -- Qualified immunity
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Rico v. School Board of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Plaintiff was a school board attorney who sued the school board following her termination from that position.
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Morongell v. Miami-Dade County
1/7/2009
2008 WL 4938421 (S.D. Fla. 2008)
This plaintiff police officer brought a civil rights claim arising from alleged employment discrimination and retaliation for filing EEOC complaints. A District Court granted the County's Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court held that the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of retaliation based on Title VII protected activity, and failed to establish that the County’s stated ‘legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons for its actions’ were pretextual. The plaintiff tried to prove retaliation by stating that her work materials were placed on a covered patio for two weeks during building renovations, she was denied access to her first floor office during that time and her ex-husband was transferred to her district. The Court held that even if those actions were considered ‘adverse’, the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of retaliation because she failed to show a causal connection between her EEOC complaints and those adverse actions.
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