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Murphy v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Denial of Supplemental Security Income for a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is reversed and remanded where the ALJ's failure to...

Blue Cross of Cal. v. Dep't of Health Servs.

Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Health Law
Denial of petition for writ of mandate challenging defendant's decision to set aside notices of intent to award managed care contracts to plaintiff is...

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Holy Cross Hosp., Inc.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
Compliance with Florida Statutes section 627.736(10) is not a prerequisite to an insurer's payment of personal injury protection (PIP) benefits at...

State of Florida v. Rubio

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, White Collar Crime
A district court of appeals decision, which partially reversed dismissal of all racketeering and white collar crime charges against defendants, is...

Brown v. Cassens Transp. Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action brought by current and former employees raising state and federal law claims alleging that defendants employed mail and wire fraud in a...

Pharmastem Therapeutics, Inc. v. Viacell, Inc.

Evidence, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Following a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff in a patent infringement action involving compositions and methods relating to a medical procedure for...

Karraker v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action against an employer over the employer's use of a medical test for promotion purposes, denial of attorney's fees for plaintiffs is...

Ervin v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability suit alleging that a prescription medication caused a blood clot that required the partial amputation of plaintiff's leg,...

Loma Linda Univ. Med. Ctr. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Once the Provider Reimbursement Review Board acquires jurisdiction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1395oo(a) over a dissatisfied Medicare provider's...

Wilz v. Kenneth W.

Family Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a case where a jury found that respondent-father/guardian breached his fiduciary duty to his incapacitated son and committed constructive fraud,...