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Chein v. Drug Enforcement Admin.

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
DEA's revocation of petitioner-physician's practitioner's registration and denial of his application for a registration to export Schedule III and...

US v. George

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law
Conviction for bank robbery is affirmed where a denial of defendant's request to cross-examine a witness about her bipolar disorder did not violate...

Ryan v. US

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claiming that two plaintiffs were switched at birth in 1946 and sent home...

Paul v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Health Law, Sentencing
Denial of a petition for habeas relief in a death penalty case is affirmed over claims regarding whether: 1) trial counsel were ineffective for...

Bandana Trading Co., Inc. v. Quality Infusion Care, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
In an action for breach of contract, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the trial court erred when it refused to remove...

Smith v. Selma Cmty. Hosp.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a matter concerning the termination of doctor-plaintiff's medical staff membership and hospital privileges, grant of doctor's petition for writ of...

Simmons v. Ghaderi

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a breach of contract action arising from a medical malpractice suit, wherein plaintiffs sought to enforce an oral settlement agreement allegedly...

Moore v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
In a habeas proceedings seeking a de novo federal court decision on whether petitioner's alleged mental retardation constitutionally exempted him from...

Metro. Life Ins. Co. v. Glenn

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Supreme Court rules that the dual role of ERISA plan administrators that both determine whether an employee is eligible for benefits, and pay...

Innovation Techs., Inc. v. Splash! Med. Devices, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case involving a patent covering a method for irrigating wounds, a ruling that the patent infringement suit at hand was an "exceptional case"...