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Darvel v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an ERISA action regarding defendant-insurer's denial of long-term disability benefits to plaintiff, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

McGuan v. Endovascular Techs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' products liability action against the makers of a device for use by surgeons to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms, for injuries suffered...

HealthEast Bethesda Hosp. v. United Commercial Travelers of Am.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an action for breach of an insurance settlement contract, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) defendant was not an unsophisticated...

Equal Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & Sch.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination and retaliation action brought by a teacher at a religious school claiming violations of the ADA, the district court's...

Wildman v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a petition for review of the denial of social security disability benefits, the petition is denied where: 1) the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) did...

Rhine v. Stevedoring Servs. of Am.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board under 33 U.S.C. section 921(c) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation...

Aills v. Boemi

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's medical malpractice suit against defendant plastic surgeon arising out of negligence in connection with an elective surgical procedure...

Budde v. Kane County Forest Pres.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a police chief's action against his former employer claiming discrimination based on his disability of alcoholism, in violation of the ADA, summary...

US v. Fazio

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In a prosecution for transportation and possession of child pornography and firearm possession, the district court's order requiring defendant to be...

In re Mille

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
Defendant's petition for habeas relief, challenging an 84-day delay in transferring him from a county jail to a state hospital after the superior...