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Berkley v. Dowds

Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a wife's cross-action against respondent-physician who attended wife's deceased husband before the latter died after suffering brain damage in an...

Ermoian v. Desert Hosp.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action brought against a hospital and nurse after plaintiff-minor was born with brain abnormalities that left her severely mentally retarded and...

King v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a former employee against UPS raising causes of action for discrimination, failure to provide reasonable accommodation, breach...

People v. Buffington

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Sentencing
A judgment committing defendant to the custody of the state Department of Mental Health under the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) is affirmed...

Buckner v. FL Habilitation Network, Inc.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for overtime pay by a domestic service employee employed by a third party employer, denial of defendant-employer's motion for summary...

Schaub v. Sanchez

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a health care liability case, a court of appeals' decision reversing a ruling in favor of defendants is reversed and a take-nothing judgment is...

China Healthways Inst., Inc. v. Wang

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark case involving marks for electric massage devices, a decision denying appellant's opposition to registration of the trademark "Chi...

US v. Davis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law
In a matter involving a scheme to supply oxygen to coal miners suffering from black lung disease, husband and wife's convictions for aiding and...

US v. Boesen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, White Collar Crime
Grant of defendant's motion for acquittal on all counts, following defendant's jury conviction for conspiracy and health care fraud, is reversed where...

Berumen v. County of Los Angeles Dep't of Health Servs.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission does not have jurisdiction to entertain a claim that an employee has been subject to a "constructive"...