The Alabama Supreme Court upheld an airline employee’s retaliatory-discharge verdict but remanded for written Hammond/Green Oil findings supporting the refusal to remit $675,000 in damages.
Case McDonald v Commonwealth of Australia (No 5) Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Debra Sue Mortimer (Professor Marie Bashir,
Case Sandbar Developments (NT) Pty Ltd v Hall Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Patrick O'Sullivan (Governor-General of Australia, 2022)
Case In re Joseph Beard Court Fifteenth Court of Appeals of Texas Judge Chief Justice Brister; Justice Field; Justice Farris
Case Onyema v Commonwealth of Australia (as represented by the Australian Taxation Office) (extension of time, application for stay) Court
Case D v Greater Glasgow Health Board Court Employment Appeal Tribunal (United Kingdom) Judge John Bowers (appointment info not available)
The Massachusetts Appeals Court held that exempting an in-person DCF social worker from a COVID-19 vaccination mandate would have imposed an undue hardship under Chapter 151B.
The First Department awarded an employee summary judgment on a New York City Human Rights Law cooperative-dialogue claim while leaving reasonable-accommodation claims for trial.
Case Atlanta Women’s Health Group, P.C. et al. v. Kawami Clay, M.D. et al. Court Court of Appeals of Georgia
Case Dunstan, in the matter of an application by Dunstan Court Federal Court of Australia Judge Scott Anthony Goodman (Attorney-General
Case M. [N] v. Compagnie martiniquaise de navigation Court Court of Cassation, Social Chamber (France) Date Decided October 14, 2026
Case Mme [L] [B] v. Procureur général près la cour d’appel de Paris and Ordre des avocats au barreau de
Case Southern Arizona Health Services Phoenix, LLC v. United States Court U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Armando O. Bonilla
The Massachusetts SJC held that likely trade-secret misappropriation does not create a presumption of irreparable harm supporting a preliminary injunction.
Applying California law in a New York action, the Second Department preserved an employee’s contract counterclaim but dismissed a duplicative implied-covenant claim that conflicted with at-will terms.
Case M. [N] v. Association Fondation Marie-Louise Court Court of Cassation, Social Chamber (France) Date Decided October 14, 2026 Citation
Case Polyclinique des longues allées v. [G] and France Travail Court Court of Cassation, Social Chamber (France) Date Decided October
Case Carrefour Supply Chain v. Mr. [U] [P] and CGT Carrefour Supply Chain Court Court of Cassation, Social Chamber (France)
Case City of Houston v. Edson Carrizales Cruz Court Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas Judge Rivas-Molloy;
Case The City of Monmouth v. Justin Thomas Court Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District Judge Justice DeArmond; Justice Cavanagh; Justice
The Massachusetts Appeals Court held that the State Police colonel cannot bargain away statutory authority to mandate overtime and restrict time off for public-safety needs.
Case Alan Gerard Kavanagh v Atlassian Pty Ltd ACN 102 443 916, Talal Tayyab and Felix Ferris Court Federal Court
Case Nicholas Morrison v. Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission and PIN of GA, LLC Court Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
Case State of Missouri v. Lyle W. Miller Court Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District Judge John P. Torbitzky, Judge