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Boggs v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
A decision denying a veteran's 2002 claim for service connection for hearing loss in one ear is reversed and remanded for further proceedings where...

Grace v. USCAR

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and federal and state gender discrimination claims against defendants is affirmed in part and...

Garcia v. Bd. of Educ. of Albuquerque Pub. Sch.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Health Law, Remedies
In an Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) action alleging that defendant-school district failed to formulate an individualized...

Palm Med. Group, Inc. v. State Compensation Ins. Fund

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a cause of action arising from denial of plaintiff's admission into the preferred provider network (PPN) operated by State Compensation Insurance...

Giarratano v. Johnson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a prisoner suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that the Virginia Freedom of Information Act unconstitutionally excludes prisoners from its...

People v. Keil

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Health Law
In an action where defendant's firearms collection was confiscated when he was detained for mental health treatment and evaluation, a judgment...

People v. Tatum

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing
Dismissal of a petition to involuntarily commit defendant as a mentally disordered offender (MDO) upon the expiration of his parole period is affirmed...

Rivell v. Private Health Care

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action involving equitable and legal claims against defendants for appropriation of plaintiff-physicians' names and identities to market and...

Pierce v. County of Orange

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
In a class action brought by pretrial detainees in Orange County's jail facilities raising numerous constitutional, federal, and state law claims, a...

Dotson v. BRP US Inc.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit alleging retaliatory discharge for filing a workers' compensation claim, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed where: 1)...