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Diestel v. Hines

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
Denial of habeas relief in a first-degree murder case is affirmed as: 1) for purposes of a claim that petitioner was not sane at the time of the...

Florida Hematology & Oncology Specialists v. Tummala

Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The review proceeding is dismissed as jurisdiction was improvidently granted.

Skaff v. Meridien N. Am. Beverly Hills, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Health Law
In an action brought by a disabled individual against a hotel pursuant to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and California civil rights laws,...

Williams v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit over the denial of long term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the plan administrator did not act...

Reynolds v. DeBuono

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Judgment enjoining state defendants to supervise New York City officials' compliance with specified obligations under the Food Stamp Act is reversed...

MacKenzie Med. Supply, Inc. v. Leavitt

Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Determination by defendant that it overpaid plaintiff Medicare reimbursement payments for power wheelchairs that plaintiff provided to Medicare...

US v. Hernandez-Vasquez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In the context of medicating a defendant involuntarily to render him competent for trial, an order under Sell v. US, 539 U.S. 166 (2003), must provide...

Pino v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
The circuit court certifies to the Oklahoma Supreme Court the question of whether, under the Oklahoma Wrongful Death Statute, a cause of action...

Applewhite v. Briber

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In civil rights action alleging race discrimination and denial of a property right in the form of plaintiff's medical license, dismissal is affirmed...

Bryant v. Bayhealth Med. Ctr., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a malpractice action arising from circumstances in which plaintiff, while a patient at defendant-hospital, sustained injuries as a result of a fall...