United States DC Circuit - April 2010 Opinion Summaries

Baptist Mem. Hosp. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In two hospitals' petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reopen final Medicare reimbursement...

Ass'n of Civilian Technicians, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Military Law
In an Administrative Procedure Act action challenging the U.S.'s policy and practice of recommending, rather than ordering, reinstatement of...

Washington Gas Light Co. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of a construction project that would allow a natural gas...

US v. Perez

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for drug possession with intent to distribute is affirmed where: 1) the statements of defendant's counsel, considered along...

US v. Gales

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for distribution of cocaine base is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not clearly err in thinking it highly unlikely that...

Fayus Enters. v. BNSF Rwy. Co.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Transportation
In an antitrust action alleging that since 2003 defendant-railroads conspired to impose fuel surcharges on the freight in a way that raised the...

US v. Becton

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug conspiracy conviction is affirmed where 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in approving the prosecution's use of...

Florida Mun. Power Agency v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of two orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding the rate base for network transmission service...

Nat'l. Ass'n. of Home Builders v. OSHA

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of the Secretary of Labor's amendment of rules under the Occupational Safety and Health Act to clarify that an employer's...

Pardo-Kronemann v. Donovan

Labor & Employment Law
In an action by an attorney at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) alleging that HUD retaliated against him in violation of Title...