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McNamara v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from the Social Security Commissioner's denial of petitioner's application for Supplemental Security Income, the order is affirmed where:...

In re: Baycol Prods. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
In an appeal from the district court's order enjoining plaintiffs in a products liability class action from relitigating in state court the...

Mingus v. Butler

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In an inmate's action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the ADA against a registered nurse at the Correctional Facility, judgment of the district court...

Cornejo v. Bell

Civil Rights, Family Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on actions taken by the employees of the New York City Administration for Children's Services in connection...

Connecticut State Dental Ass'n. v. Anthem Health Plans, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action by dentists claiming that defendant health insurer employed a number of practices, such as "improper downcoding" and "improper bundling,"...

US v. No Runner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In defendant's appeal from a pretrial order finding her competent to stand trial, the appeal is dismissed where a pretrial competency determination...

Hancock v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an action for disability benefits under ERISA, summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where: 1) the application of Utah Admin. Code...

Majeski v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Evidence, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff-employee's ERISA action against defendant-employer for denying her claim for short-term disability benefits, summary judgment in favor of...

Little Rock Cardiology Clinic PA v. Baptist Health

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an antitrust action alleging a conspiracy to monopolize the market for cardiology services for privately insured patients, dismissal of the...

People v. Pham

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law
Conviction of defendant-chiropractor of sexual battery by fraud for touching the intimate body parts of his patients while purporting to examine them...