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EEOC v. Schneider Nat'l, Inc

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by the EEOC challenging the dismissal of an employee because of a medical condition, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed...

Preschooler II v. Clark County Sch. Bd. of Trustees

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case arising from the claimed physical abuse of a four year old disabled child in a public school setting, denial of qualified immunity on 42...

Baptist Physician Hosp. Org., Inc v. Humana Military Healthcare Servs., Inc.

Contracts, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law, Remedies
A judgment finding defendant-managed care support contractor liable for breach of contract, and awarding plaintiffs-medical service providers...

Cook v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a complaint for Social Security benefits as untimely filed is affirmed where the complaint was filed one day beyond the close of the...

Cross Med. Prods., Inc. v. Medtronics Sofamor Danek, Inc.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In patent litigation involving polyaxial screws, summary judgment of infringement of a particular patent claim is reversed where certain redesigned...

Walnut Grove Partners, L.P. v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against an insurer seeking a declaratory judgment, claiming breach of contract, statutory bad faith, and breach of implied-in-law duty of...

Stockman v. Oakcrest Dental Ctr., P.C.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA) and state law action arising from the termination of the employment of plaintiff, a 73 year-old...

US v. Valenzuela-Puentes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Immigration Law
In a prosecution for reentering the U.S. after being previously deported following a conviction for an aggravated felony, grant of government's motion...

California Ass'n for Health Servs. at Home v. Department Health Servs.

Government Benefits, Health Law
In case involving alleged failure to comply with federal Medicaid and state Medi-Cal laws regarding reimbursement rates, writ of mandate requiring...

Comer v. Schriro

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Health Law, Sentencing
In proceedings arising when habeas petitioner in a death penalty case moved pro se to waive further federal proceedings, to terminate representation...