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Steven I. v. Cent. Bucks Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's parents' suit seeking compensatory education from the 1997-1998 school year through the filing date for failure to provide a free...

Wimbush v. Wyeth

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiff's suit against a diet pill manufacturer claiming strict liability and common law negligence, judgment of the district court is affirmed...

Rivera v. First Databank, Inc.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' suit for negligence and breach of contract against a publisher of medication information, referred to as "monographs", claiming that...

Southeast Miss. Hosp. v. C.R. Bard, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Contracts, Health Law
In an antitrust action challenging defendants' contracts with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO), summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where:...

Estrada v. Cypress Semiconductor (Minn.), Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action following plaintiff's termination for absence, claiming that one of the absences was protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

US v. Billingsley

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action for violation of the Fair Housing Act claiming the wrongful enforcement of restrictive covenants, a preliminary injunction in favor of...

Chavis v. Chappius

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
A denial of plaintiff-inmate's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is vacated where: 1) a complaint and a subsequent appeal therefrom qualified as...

Castile v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court's affirmance of the Social Security Administration's denial of plaintiff's numerous claims under Title II of the Social Security Act...

Abcarian v. McDonald

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's suit against a university and number of its employees, claiming that defendants' reporting of a settlement of a medical malpractice...

Physicians Comm. for Responsible Med. v. McDonald's Corp.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a nonprofit organization's suit against several chain restaurant corporations, seeking an injunction, civil penalties, and declaratory judgment...