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In re Marriage of Straczynski

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's petition for dissolution of marriage from her husband, trial court's sua sponte dismissal of the action after determining that, due to...

Speaker v. US Dept. of Health & Hum. Servs.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law
In an action against the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for violating the Privacy Act, 5...

Jones v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court's affirmance of an ALJ's denial of petitioner's application for disability benefits is affirmed as, given the consistent objective...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Direct Mktg. Concepts, Inc.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, False Advertising, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) suit against a number of parties seeking both injunctive relief and monetary equitable relief in order to...

Moore v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeals of a decision of a district court affirming the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security to deny his applications for...

Christian v. Wagner

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action by a former pretrial detainee at the Johnson County (Iowa) Jail, against several jail employees in their individual capacities, alleging...

Lopez v. Superior Court

Health Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Court of appeals' affirmance of trial court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss the petition to extend his involuntary treatment is affirmed as...

People v. Wayman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
Conviction of a defendant for transporting marijuana is affirmed as the trial court did not err in instructing on the People v. Trippet test as the...

In re: Medtronic, Inc., Sprint Fidelis Leads Prods. Liab. Litig.

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In consolidated actions by patients with implanted Sprint Fidelis Leads, an implanted defibrillator component, asserting tort and breach of warranty...

Hulsey v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the judgment of the district court upholding the Social Security Commissioner’s decision to deny her application for...