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Suh v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law
Plaintiff-anesthesiologists' petition for a writ of mandate, arising from two anesthesiology contracts with a hospital, is granted where: 1)...

People v. Kisina

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
Defendant's conviction for falsifying business records is affirmed where a physician could be found guilty of falsifying business records in the first...

US ex rel. Sanchez v. Lymphatx, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a False Claims Act action alleging fraudulent billing and retaliatory discharge claims against a government contractor, dismissal of the complaint...

Jimenez v. WellStar Health Sys.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging racially discriminatory suspension of a physician's medical staff privileges, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where: 1)...

Service Employees Int'l., Inc. v. Director, Offc. of Wkrs.' Comp. Program

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board of the Department of Labor awarding claimant compensation under the Defense Base Act...

Medical Protective Co. v. Bubenik

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action by an insurer seeking a declaration that it had no duty to pay a malpractice judgment, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where...

DeRosa v. Nat'l. Envelope Corp.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging discrimination on account of a medical disability, summary judgment for defendant is vacated where plaintiff's statements on his...

Alverson v. Workman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) the state's allegation of future dangerousness was not...

Anderson v. Chikovani

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medial malpractice action, defendant's motion to dismiss the appeal is denied as, where a party files a valid motion for new trial, and the trial...

Zabala v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of the Social Security Commissioner's denial of petitioner's application for Supplemental Security Income is denied where,...