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McNamara v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from the Social Security Commissioner's denial of petitioner's application for Supplemental Security Income, the order is affirmed where:...

Avila v. Pappas

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a county treasurer and staff arising after plaintiff's acquittal on a charge of making threats against a...

Golz v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veteran Court) affirming a decision denying petitioner's claim for service...

Armstrong v. Dep't of the Treasury

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action arising from claimant's removal for unlawfully accessing computer databases while serving as a criminal investigator for the Treasury...

Caviness v. Horizon Cmty. Learning Ctr., Inc.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action challenging a charter school's termination of a teacher, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where plaintiff's...

Loparex, LLC v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Decision by the National Labor Relations Board to order petitioner-manufacturing company to cease and desist engaging in a number of unfair labor...

Stone v. Instrumentation Lab. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In an employment retaliation action under the whistleblower provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, grant of defendant's motion to dismiss in favor of...

Trachsel v. Rogers Terminal & Shipping Corp.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review by the claimant of a compensation award under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, the petition is denied...

Sepulveda v. Allen Family Foods, Inc.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by employees and their union against a poultry processing plant under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), judgment of the...

Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Holiday

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by plaintiff-longshoreman against defendant-employer, decision of the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board (BRB) is...