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Palmquist v. Shinseki

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a Marine veteran's adverse employment suit under section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal employers to adopt affirmative...

Hester v. Vision Airlines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Government Contracts, Military Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's suit against his former employer on behalf of a class of pilots and flight crew employees to recover "hazard pay" which was established...

US v. Alvarez

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Military Law, Civil Rights
In a case involving a conviction under the Stolen Valor Act, which makes it a crime to falsely claim receipt of military decorations or medals and...

Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance v. US Army Corps of Engineers

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Military Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In an action by property owners who live downstream from the hydroelectric power plant at the Snoqualmie Falls in Washington and would be subject to...

Thompson v. Shinseki

Government Benefits, Military Law
In an action for attorneys' fees brought by a veteran after grant of a joint motion for partial remand (JMR), the Veterans Court's denial of motion...

Reeves v. Shinseki

Government Benefits, Administrative Law, Military Law
In an action by the surviving spouse of a veteran seeking service-connected disability benefits for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, appealing a...

Elgin v. Dept. of Treasury

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In a suit brought by federal employees discharged pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 3328, which bars from Executive agency employment anyone who has...

FloorPro, Inc. v. US

Military Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracts
In a breach of contract action brought by a company that agreed to perform floor-coating work in several warehouse bays at a military base, a judgment...

Duchesneau v. Shinseki

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Military Law
In a case in which a veteran sought an increased disability rating for a service-connected shoulder disability, and challenged a holding of the Court...

Morris v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a case in which a veteran made a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, a denial by the Board of Veterans' Appeals is affirmed,...