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Line Constr. Benefit Fund v. Allied Elec. Contractors, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action by a multiemployer employee welfare fund (Plan) against an employer for deficient contributions, summary judgment in favor of the...

District of Columbia v. Straus

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Health Law
In an action under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act seeking attorney's fees from a lawyer who, on behalf of a special needs student,...

Barnick v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims upholding the decision of the Air Force Board of Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR) denying...

Singh v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's application for a hardship waiver of the joint petition requirement for permanent...

Hostar Marine Transp. Sys., Inc. v. I.R.S.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Remedies, Tax Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's action against the United States Department of Internal Revenue Service seeking a refund of federal excise taxes plus interest,...

Retuta v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of the BIA's order removing petitioner from the U.S. based on a prior controlled substance offense is granted where 8 U.S.C....

Wyeth & Elan Pharma Int'l Ltd.v. Kappos

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a case involving plaintiffs' patent applications involving inventions that treat Alzheimer's disease, district court's ruling that plaintiffs were...

US v. Fayette County Neighborhood Council

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In a Clean Water Act civil enforcement action against a county brought by the United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky for violations involving...

Vasquez-Hernandez v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's motion to reopen his removal proceeding, the petition is denied where petitioner was...

Haile v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review the Board of Immigration Appeal's denial of an Ethiopian citizen's request for asylum is granted and remanded as, from the correct...