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Dixon v. Crete Med. Clinic, P.C.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit brought by a child through her parents alleging that defendants were negligent in providing the prenatal, labor and delivery, and...

Buytendorp v. Extendicare Health Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In an action brought against plaintiff's employer raising a claim of retaliation under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, summary judgment for the...

Squibb v. Memorial Med. Ctr.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against a former employer alleging violations of the Americans with Disability Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where...

Christner v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision denying claimant Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits is reversed and remanded where: 1) the ALJ erroneously credited a lack of...

Coleman v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision denying claimant's application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act is reversed and remanded where the...

Chapa v. US

Family Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action brought by guardians against the government alleging that it was legally responsible, through its employees, for permanent injuries an...

Progressive Universal Ins. Co. of IL v. Taylor

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit arising from injuries sustained in an automobile accident, summary judgement, requiring counterdefendants to endorse payments made by the...

US Steel Corp. v. Astrue

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In action under the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992 challenging defendant's assignment of various miner retirees to plaintiffs for...

Montes v. Vail Clinic, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by eight former hospital employees raising Title VII claims, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) five plaintiffs...

Novy v. Barnhart

Government Benefits, Health Law
Denial of social security disability benefits is affirmed where the administrative law judge was justified in finding that the applicant could cope...