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In re Jonathan P.

Family Law, Health Law
Order authorizing the involuntary administration of psychotropic medication to respondent for up to 90 days pursuant to section 2--107.1 of the Mental...

McAteer v. Silverleaf Resorts Inc.

ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. sections 1001-1461, does not preempt state law claims of negligence for failing...

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Flowers

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a declaratory judgment action arising from a coverage dispute, an order granting plaintiff-insurer's motion for declaratory judgment is affirmed...

Weber v. Dep't of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a former radiologist at a VA facility raising a claim for back pay under the Back Pay Act (BPA), dismissal of the claim is...

Yu v. Attorney Gen. of the US

Health Law, Immigration Law
In asylum proceedings brought by petitioners based on their fear that, because they had a second child while in the U.S., one or both of them would be...

Fichman v. Media Ctr.

Civil Rights, Corp. Governance, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action against a nonprofit organization raising claims under the Age discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities...

Ziegler v. Aukerman

Civil Rights, Health Law
In a civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary judgment for defendant-police officer is affirmed where, although the district...

Blanco v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a wrongful death action concerning a bileaflet mitral heart valve is affirmed over claim that the court erroneously...

Darst v. Interstate Brands Corp.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiff's termination violated the Family and Medical Leave Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the...

Nat'l Mining Ass'n v. MSHA

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review challenging final rule requiring mine operators to place portable oxygen devices in escapeways of the mine and in a "hardened...