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Harms v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In an appeal arising from a denial of a veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder and a subsequent denial of a motion...

Doe v. Dist. of Columbia

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In case involving policy for authorizing surgeries for intellectually disabled persons who are in the District's care and have never had the mental...

Rios v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Dismissal of a veteran's appeal involving a disability compensation claim, on the ground that his notice of appeal was not timely filed under 38...

US v. White

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
In a criminal case arising from a complex scheme to defraud Medicare by violating the Medicare "related party" rule, defendants' convictions are...

Gillen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

Contracts, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a claim for full payment under an uninsured motorist policy for the death of a Chicago fire paramedic struck by an uninsured motorist after...

In re Joshua S.

Family Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Juvenile Law
In the context a child who has been adjudged to be a dependent of the juvenile court and the termination of a juvenile court's dependency jurisdiction...

Melendez v. Wing

Government Benefits
Section 131-c(1) of the Social Services Law excludes minors who receive federal supplemental security income (SSI) from the family group for purposes...

Lax v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of an application for social security disability benefits (SSD) and supplemental security income benefits (SSI) under the Social Security Act...

Taddeo v. Bd. of Trs. of the Illinois Mun. Retirement Fund

Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgement to set aside set aside a decision of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) is affirmed where a participant in the IMRF who earns...

Am. Ass'n of Retired Persons v. Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by the AARP challenging an EEOC regulation that would exempt from the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) employer...