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Roe v. Crawford

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Remedies
An elective, non-therapeutic abortion does not constitute a serious medical need, and a prison institution's refusal to provide an inmate with access...

Kassem v. Washington Hosp. Ctr.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In diversity action charging former employer with wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress, dismissal of complaint for...

C.G. v. Five Town Comty. Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act claiming that defendants failed to provide a disabled student with a free and...

Innogenetics, L.V. v. Abbott Labs.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent case involving technology pertaining to diagnostic tools that not only detect but also classify hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in a...

Vanhoy v. US

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
A ruling requiring the government to make an immediate lump-sum payment of future medical care damages to plaintiff in a Federal Tort Claims Act...

Mark H. v. Lemahieu

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
The availability of relief under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) does not limit the availability of a damages remedy under...

Flynn v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision denying claimant's application for social security disability benefits and supplemental security income is affirmed where an ALJ's findings...

Jenkins v. Rock Hill Local Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Health Law
In an action against a school district and a school superintendent raising First Amendment retaliation and privacy claims, summary judgment for...

Hollonbeck v. US Olympic Comm.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Sports Law
In a challenge to the United States Olympic Committee's policy of providing Athlete Support Programs only to Olympic team members, to the exclusion of...

Jessen v. Mentor Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In product liability action, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that there is a triable issue of fact whether a...