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Stout v. Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of social security claims, where an administrative law judge's (ALJ) errs in failing to properly discuss competent lay testimony...

Prochaska v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Denial of supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits is reversed where the Administrative Law Judge failed to explore...

Frazar v. Ladd

Class Actions, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit to improve Texas' administration of a Medicaid program to afford health care to a certified class of indigent children, denial of a motion...

Cartwright v. Last Straw Inc.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
A decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board denying a claimant unemployment benefits is affirmed where there was just cause for the...

Spilmon v. U.S.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for defrauding Medicaid are affirmed over defendant's claims of coercion in a plea agreement and ineffective assistance of...

Lengerich v. Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision finding that petitioner's oral requests for firefighter annuity retirement credit under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) were...

Westside Mothers v. Olszewski

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
42 U.S.C. section 1396a(a)(30) fails the first prong of the Blessing test, and thus, does not provide Medicaid recipients or providers with a right...

Kangail v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Denial of Social Security benefits is reversed where the administrative law judge's opinion did not provide a rational basis for the denial of...

Consolidation Coal v. Williams

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Award of black lung benefits to respondent under the Federal Coal Mine Health & Safety Act of 1969 is affirmed over claims that: 1) respondent's...

Matthews v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law, Remedies
A decision finding that a claimant was not entitled to any additional compensation in relation to an award of benefits for a claim of post traumatic...