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New Jersey Carpenters Pension & Annuity Funds v. Biogen IDEC, Inc.

Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Securities Law
In a federal securities class action matter alleging defendant drug company and senior executives intentionally misrepresented the safety of and the...

Philip v. Cronin

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of court's Rule 50(a) judgment for defendant-office administrator is affirmed where: 1) no reasonable fact finder could conclude that former...

Speciale v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Assoc.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA claim for long-term disability benefits, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where the administrator reasonably determined that...

C&C Marine Maint. Co. v. Bellows

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A Benefits Review Board (BRB) order holding petitioner-employer liable to respondent-employee for disability compensation is affirmed where: 1) the...

Proveris Scientific Corp. v. Innovasystems, Inc.

Evidence, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit alleging infringement of plaintiff's patent on a system and apparatus for characterizing aerosol sprays commonly used in various drug...

Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Nicholson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Military Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging violation of the Establishment Clause by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, summary judgment...

Smith v. Casali

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Health Law, Remedies
A ruling ordering third party defendants to pay contribution on a breach of contract judgment and attorney's fees and costs defendant-doctor paid to...

Ford v. County of Grand Traverse

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law
In a civil rights suit against defendants-jail officials and county arising after plaintiff was arrested on a probation violation, taken to jail and...

Christiana Care Health Servs. Inc. v. Crist

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
In a survival and wrongful-death suit, jury verdict for plaintiffs is affirmed, and denial of application for prejudgment interest is reversed, where:...

Rush Univ. Med. Ctr. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a dispute between plaintiff-health care provider and defendant-Secretary of Health and Human Services over Medicare reimbursements, agency...