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Hoopai v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A denial of an application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act based on back pain and depression is affirmed where: 1) the...

Graham v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An appeal in an ERISA action arising from a denial of long-term disability benefits for plaintiff under a plan administered by defendant is dismissed,...

Reid v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking reformation of an automobile insurance contract, summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer is affirmed where reformation was...

Ormco Corp. v. Align Tech., Inc.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent suit, summary judgment for defendant finding that the asserted claims of certain patents relating to the computer-aided design and...

Three Lower Counties Comty. Health Servs., Inc. v. Maryland

Government Benefits, Health Law
In case involving State's obligations under federal Medicaid program when paying "Federally-qualified health centers" for services they render to...

Howe v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Social Security case, denial of claimant's application for disability insurance benefits is affirmed where an ALJ's determination that claimant...

Nooner v. Norris

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
In habeas proceedings in a capital case, dismissal of petitioner's habeas application as a second or successive application and is reversed and...

Green v. State of California

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California's Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires that plaintiffs prove they are "qualified...

CGB Occupational Therapy, Inc. v. RHA Health Servs., Inc.

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a dispute between a provider of rehabilitation therapy services in long-term care and assisted-living facilities and the manager of two nursing...

Taylor v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law
In a capital case, an application for a Certificate of Appealability is denied, principally because petitioner did not present clear and convincing...