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Townsend v. Jefferson Cty.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that two deputies at a county jail were deliberately indifferent to the serious medical need of plaintiff,...

Reger v. Nemours Found., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiffs' medical malpractice suits against a defendant-foundation and its physicians, district court's approval of Clerk's award of costs for...

US v. Bergman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
Defendant's conviction for conspiracy to commit murder is remanded where defendant was not represented by counsel when the court declared her...

Williams v. Jackson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In an Eighth Amendment claim against a prison maintenance supervisor and three correction officers alleging that they willfully and maliciously...

Menominee Tribal Enter. v. Solis

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, Indian Law
Petition for review of an order of the Occupations Safety and Health Review Commission citing a tribe for violations of OSHA in operation of a sawmill...

Pressure Prods. Med. Supplies, Inc. v. Greatbatch Ltd.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement action relating to patents for a medical device known as an introducer, which is a device that permits a surgeon to place and...

Nazaretyan v. California Physicians' Serv.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiffs' action against California Physicians' Service, doing business as Blue Shield of California, for rescinding plaintiffs' coverage on the...

Wilson v. Sup. Ct.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing
Defendant's petition for habeas relief challenging SVPA commitment proceedings is granted where: 1) balancing the factors articulated by the United...

Vietnam Vets. of Am. v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In an action alleging that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution because of the...

Compton Unified Sch. Dist. v. Addison

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Health Law
In an administrative claim under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for failure to identify plaintiff-student as disabled,...