all - Opinion Summaries

C.R. v. Tenet Healthcare Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court erred in sustaining demurrer to complaint against medical center for sexual harassment under Civil Code section 51.9 and for the negligent...

Ashley County v. Pfizer, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit by Arkansas counties against manufacturers and distributors of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine seeking recovery of costs...

Emenaker v. Peake

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to deny veteran's request for benefits attributable to a service-connected disability stemming...

Haybarger v. Lawrence County Adult Prob. & Parole

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case alleging violations of both federal and state antidiscrimination laws, plaintiff's employer is not entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity...

McCauley v. First Unum Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a challenge to defendent-insurer's denial of plaintiff's claim for long-term disability benefits, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint is reversed...

JG v. Douglas County Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Rehabilitation Act action brought by parents and their autistic twin children arising...

Grain v. Trinity Health, Mercy Health Servs. Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit brought by husband and wife medical doctors against former employer-hospital and related defendants for taking a variety of "punitive...

Bolanos v. Superior Court of the the State of California for the County of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law
In proceedings involving amendments enacted in 2007 to statutes that govern claims for reimbursements made by the California Department of Health...

Benjamin v. Tandem Healthcare, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
"Nursing homes" or "skilled nursing facilities" do not fall within the definition of "health care facility" or "health care provider" as contemplated...

Bacon v. Hennepin County Med. Ctr.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In former janitor's action against defendant-employer raising Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference claims, summary judgment for defendant...