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AG v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a veteran's claim for disability benefits, denial of claimant's request for an earlier effective date for benefits payments is vacated and remanded...

Delph v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a Social Security disability benefits and supplemental security income payments case, a ruling against claimant is affirmed where substantial...

Riehm v. Engelking

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law
In an action arising from the detention of a high school student who wrote an essay detailing a fantasy murder-suicide inspired by the Columbine...

Bryant v. Dollar Gen. Corp.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming defendant fired plaintiff in retaliation for her exercise of leave guaranteed by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...

In re: Estevez

Government Law, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
In matter involving allegation that inmate petitioner was being denied adequate medical treatment and care due to delay in providing certain...

Kinslow v. Pullara

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging improper medical treatment by corrections officials during interstate transport of plaintiff,...

Bland v. Verizon Wireless, (VAW) L.L.C.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action claiming plaintiff ingested freon after a Verizon Wireless employee sprayed canned air containing freon into her water bottle, summary...

GHS Health Maint. Org., Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision invalidating an Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regulation addressing the manner in which OPM sets rates for health plans that provide...

Getch v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Order upholding Social Security Administration's (SSA) denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits is reversed and remanded...

Polski v. Quigley Corp.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action alleging plaintiffs suffered severe and permanent impairment of their senses of taste and smell due to their use of a...