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Monroe v. AR State Univ.

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit involving plaintiff's dismissal from a nursing program, denial of summary judgment is reversed where: 1) the Eleventh Amendment bars suit...

Garrison v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
In an appeal of a decision denying a veteran a ten percent disability rating for an ankle injury, the decision of the United States Court of Appeals...

Bertrand v. Maram

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a suit challenging Illinois rules for the provision of residential habilitation services, one plaintiff's appeal is dismissed as moot where a...

Park Manor, Ltd, v. US Dep't of Health and Human Servs.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law
Petition for review is denied after an agency decision to deny attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act for the challenger in a challenge...

Wade vs. Hewlett-Packard Dev. Co. LP Short Term Disability Plan

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit over the denial of short-term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly applied...

Chosak v. Alameda County Med. Ctr.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 and other statutes, the term "health care provider," defined as including persons who are...

Becker vs. Kroll

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging constitutional violations under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state libel claims after an abandoned disciplinary action against a...

Holly v. Clairson Indus., L.L.C.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit brought by a paraplegic individual confined to a wheelchair who alleged that his former employer failed to reasonably accommodate his...

Kutasi v. Las Virgenes Unified Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the Rehabilitation Act relating to the individualized educational plan for an autistic child, dismissal of...

Nemer v. US Dep't of Veterans

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Government Law, Health Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a suit involving veterans of the Vietnam War who contracted diseases after exposure to Agent Orange, a district court clarification and enforcement...