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Leckenby v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of an application for social security disability benefits and supplemental security income is remanded for reconsideration where substantial...

Sanders v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
Any error in a Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA) notice is presumed prejudicial, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has the burden of...

Simmons v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims vacating and remanding a decision denying claimant's claim for service connection for...

Cooper v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.

ERISA, Evidence, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim adjuster's ERISA suit for long-term disability insurance benefits, judgment for defendants is reversed and remanded for an award of...

Hillier v. Soc. Sec. Admin.

Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of an application for disability insurance benefits (SSDI) and supplemental security income (SSI) under the Social Security Act is affirmed...

Rehrs v. The Iams Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against Iams setting forth a claim of disability discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state law, summary...

Greenwell v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought against employer-insurance company pursuant to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), summary judgment for the employer is affirmed...

Bd. of Educ. of Township High Sch. Dist No. 211 v. Ross

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by the parents of a child with Rett syndrome against a school district and a state...

Ross v. Bd. of Educ. of Township High Sch. Dist. 211

Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a suit by a student with Rett syndrome against a school district and its director of special education alleging various violations of her rights,...

Hood v. Encinitas Union Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Health Law
In an action brought by parents and their child claiming a school district violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by refusing...