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Barela v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
A decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims', denying a surviving spouse's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) from...

Norse v. City of Santa Cruz

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment action based on plaintiff's ejection from city council meetings, judgment for defendants is affirmed where the ejection was not...

Solis v. Local 234, Transp. Workers Union

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In Labor Secretary's enforcement action under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, 29 U.S.C. section 401, against Local 234 of the...

P.P. v. W. Chester Area Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law
In plaintiffs' case against the school district under the Individuals in Education Act (IDEA), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, district...

City of Houston v. Trail Enter., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In plaintiff's inverse condemnation case, the court of appeals erred by rendering a money judgment against the city on mineral interest owners'...

California Unions for Reliable Energy v. Mojave Desert Air Quality Mgmt. Dist.

Environmental Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's action against defendant-district concerning its adoption of Rule 1406 claiming that it was exempt from environmental review under the...

Brown v. City of Pittsburgh

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's section 1983 action against city challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance which establishes two different kinds of zones...

Medical Dev. Int'l. v. Cal. Dept. of Corr.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law
In an action to recover payment for medical care provided to prisoners, the removal of the action to the district court is affirmed where the suit was...

Zhang v. Sup. Ct.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's action against her insurer over disputes arising from a fire of her commercial premises, district court's ruling sustaining defendant's...

Harris v. City of Santa Monica

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's pregnancy discrimination suit against a city, trial court's judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed and remanded where: 1) the...