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Lara v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's decision against the petitioner and in favor of the defendant is affirmed as, the petitioner, hired twice in the...

Williams v. Fleming

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against a bank, the US, and and an FDIC associate examiner, claiming that the associate examiner's racially motivated bias against...

Rumber v. Dist. of Colum.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to prevent the District of Columbia from acquiring a shopping center by eminent domain, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the...

Elliott v. US Dept. of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Government Law
In an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to compel the U.S. Department of Agriculture to disclose blueprints to buildings located on...

Conservatorship of John L.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a petition to establish a conservatorship of a person pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, the judgment of the court of appeal is affirmed...

Young v. Hosemann

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action claiming that section 241 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi granted plaintiff-felons the right to vote in presidential...

Gaylord v. US

Administrative Law, Copyright, Government Law, Intellectual Property
In plaintiff's suit against the United States for copyright infringement involving stamps issued by the US Postal Service that made use of plaintiff's...

Denton v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
An ALJ's denial of claimant's application for disability benefits claiming that she could not work because of certain physical and mental illnesses is...

US v. Phillips

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Conviction of defendant for Medicare fraud is affirmed where: 1) defendant can show no plain error in denying her motion to exclude redacted recording...

Castro-Soto v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
BIA's denial of a request by a citizen and national of the Dominican Republic for adjustment of status is affirmed as it was not plainly erroneous or...