Justin D. Cummins's Legal Cases (17)

Employment and labor

Fiend, Inc. v. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, 827 F.Supp.2d 1030 (D. Minn. 2011)

Jan 01, 2011

OUTCOME: Denied the employer's motion to stay arbitration

Ruled that a request for an injunction to stay arbitration is a "labor dispute" for the purposes of the stringent Norris-LaGuardia Act

Civil rights

Goodman v. Best Buy, Inc., 777 N.W.2d 755 (Minn. 2010) (appearing as amicus counsel)

Jan 01, 2010

OUTCOME: Reversed judgment for the employer regarding civil rights claims

Established that the tolling provision of the limitations period for civil rights claims is construed liberally

Civil rights

Sandoval v. Am. Bldg. Maint. Indus., Inc., 578 F3d 787, rhrg. and rhrg. en banc denied 578 F.3d 787 (8th Cir. 2009)

Jan 01, 2009

OUTCOME: Reversed summary judgment for the employer regarding harassment claims

Ruled that other-acts evidence of which plaintiffs are unaware is "highly relevant" in harassment cases and, moreover, adopted a broad definition of employer for liability purposes

Employment and labor

Trustees v. Superior Waterproofing, Inc., 450 F.3d 324, rhrg. and rhrg. en banc denied 450 F.3d 324 (8th Cir. 2006)

Jan 01, 2006

OUTCOME: Dismissed the claims against the union on preemption grounds

Expanded the scope of Section 301 preemption concerning State-law claims

Civil rights

SternJohn v. Kreisler, 238 F.Supp.2d 1104 (D. Minn. 2005)

Jan 01, 2005

OUTCOME: Denied summary judgment for the housing provider regarding discrimination claims

Applied the statute of limitations regarding discrimination claims liberally

Civil rights

Ordahl v. Forward Tech. Indus., Inc., 301 F.Supp.2d 1022 (D. Minn. 2004)

Jan 01, 2004

OUTCOME: Denied summary judgment for the employer regarding discrimination claims

Adopted the "motivating factor" standard for evaluating disability discrimination claims at the summary judgment stage

Civil rights

Rivera v. NIBCO, Inc., 364 F.3d 1057 (9th Cir. 2004), cert. denied 544 U.S. 905 (2004) (appearing as amicus counsel)

Jan 01, 2004

OUTCOME: Denied the employer's motion to compel discovery of plaintiff immigration status regarding employment claims

Prohibited discovery into the immigration status of plaintiffs pursuing national origin discrimination claims

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