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Burden v. Johnson & Johnson Med.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action involving latex gloves, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded where: 1)...

Gurley v. Peake

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Denial of claimant-appellant's application for attorneys' fees and expenses pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act is affirmed where claimant was...

Elsensohn v. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming alleged interference with, restraint, and denial of plaintiff's rights under the Family Medical Leave Act, dismissal of the...

In re Methodist Healthcare Sys. of San Antonio, Ltd

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In the context of medical malpractice actions and mandamus relief, an appeal is not always an adequate remedy in circumstances where a defendant moves...

In re Roberts

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Petition for writ of mandamus challenging a court of appeals' grant of mandamus relief from an order granting plaintiffs a 30-day grace period to...

In re: Grand Jury (Attorney-Client Privilege)

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a grand jury investigation of a psychiatrist who may have billed Medicaid for services he did not provide, denial of a motion to quash a subpoena...

Wegener v. Johnson

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice suit, judgment in favor of defendant-obstetrician is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not err in excluding...

In re John N.

Health Law
An order subjecting petitioner to emergency involuntary admission to a mental health facility and denying a petition for discharge are affirmed where:...

Bowen v. Ryan

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a tort action against a dentist for his alleged mistreatment of a child patient, a special verdict awarding monetary damages for negligence, dental...

M.M.R.-Z v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an interlocutory appeal in an action arising from the termination of a cognitively disabled homebound minor's educational services provided by the...