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Cross v. Monett R-I Bd. of Educ.

Contracts, Education Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant, employer, in an action alleging violations of the Missouri Teacher Tenure Act ("MTTA"), other state laws, and federal...

Jones v. Los Angeles County Office of Educ.

Education Law, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of plaintiff's mandate petition in a claim regarding injuries she incurred while employed as a paraeducator by defendant is affirmed where...

Fowlkes v. Adamec

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits
Social security benefits may be suspended only as of the date of a warrant or order issued by a court or other authorized tribunal on the basis of a...

Gentle v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for social security disability benefits is reversed where the administrative judge's analysis of the evidence was...

Wise v. Kind & Knox Gelatin, Inc.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Ruling that defendants, plan administrators, abused their discretion in denying plaintiff's long term disability benefits claim is reversed where...

Lockhart v. US

Banking Law, Debt Collection, Education Law, Government Benefits, Government Law
The United States may offset Social Security benefits to collect a student loan debt that has been outstanding for over 10 years.

Morris v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of Am.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law
Denial of plaintiff's motion for reconsideration of the denial of her claim for benefits for physical disability under the Employee Retirement and...

Maresh v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Determination that plaintiff is not entitled to disability-insurance benefits and supplemental-security income because he has the capacity to work is...

Costarell v. Fla. Unemployment Appeals Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A certified conflict between decisions in Costarell v. Unemployment Appeals Comm'n, 874 So. 2d 43 (Fla. 2d 2004) and Dines v. Florida Unemployment...

Visiting Nurse Service v. New York State Dep't of Health

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
A home health care provider is entitled to notice of overpayment and an opportunity to be heard before the State acts to recover Medicaid payments it...