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Golden Gate Restaurant Ass'n v. City & County of San Francisco

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action challenging certain provisions of the newly enacted San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance, arguing that they are preempted by...

Popoalii v. Corr. Med. Servs.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that defendants acted with deliberate indifference to plaintiff's serious medical needs while she was...

Milburn v. Life Inv. Ins. Co. of Am.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over coverage under a Long Term Care Insurance Policy of plaintiff's care at a particular facility, partial summary judgment in favor of...

Saffon v. Wells Fargo & Co. Long Term Disability Plan

ERISA, Evidence, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action arising from defendant-plan administrator's termination of her long-term disability benefits, denial of relief for plaintiff is...

Sain v. Wood

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claiming that the conditions of confinement for a person under civil commitment violated the Fourteenth...

Jones v. Minnesota Dep't of Corr.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the Minnesota Department of Corrections and individual prison officials for allegedly violating plaintiff's mother's Eighth...

McGee v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
A determination under 38 U.S.C. section 5110(a) that claimant is not entitled to an effective date of service connection earlier than April 15, 1999...

Cordis Corp. v. Medtronic Ave., Inc.

Evidence, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In actions alleging defendants had infringed plaintiff's patents covering vascular stents that are used to treat coronary artery disease, judgments...

Rodriguez v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
A decision permitting a survivor of a deceased veteran to proceed with a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation is reversed where the Board...

Fernandez v. Mukasey

Health Law, Immigration Law
In immigration proceedings involving devout Catholics, who attempted to conceive a child for many years but were unable to have a child due to their...