all - Opinion Summaries

SIMPSON v. OFFICE OF PERS. MGMT.

Government Benefits
The Merit Systems Protection Boards' denial of plaintiffs application for a survivor annuity is reversed where defendant failed as a matter of law to...

KAISER v. BLUE CROSS OF CA

Government Benefits, Insurance Law
Dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is affirmed where 1) the claims arose under Medicare, 2) plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative...

MILLS v. DIR. O.W.C.P.

Government Benefits
An order of the Benefits Review denying the claims filed by petitioner and her deceased husband for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30...

ELAM v. COMM'R OF SOC. SEC.

Government Benefits
The district court's judgment affirming the Commissioner's termination of supplemental security income benefits is affirmed where substantial evidence...

KINDALL v. OFFICE OF PERS. MGMT.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
The final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board not to increase the plaintiff's survivor annuity to reflect cost-of-living adjustments is...

MEDINA v. BD. OF RETIREMENT

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Denial of petition for a writ of mandate and complaint for certain classification under the public retirement system is affirmed where classifying...

PRILLAMAN v. PRINCIPI

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims's (CAVC) finding that there was no new and material evidence supporting a reopening of appellants' claims for...

JENS v. BARNHART

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In an action challenging the denial of Social Security benefits, the denial of benefits and of the request for remand was affirmed where the ALJ's...

COX v. BARNHART

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
An Administrative Law Judge failed to develop the record concerning whether claimant could find employment in a competitive national economy, and case...

DETZ v. GREINER INDUS., INC.

Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's failure to adequately reconcile two contrary positions (one to SSA and the other to the trial court) concerning his ability to perform a...