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Tsoulas v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
Grant of defendant's motion for judgment on the stipulation record in a case involving termination of long-term disability benefits under ERISA is...

Cromer v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
A decision denying claimant's claim for service-connected disability is affirmed over claims: 1) that because his medical records were in the custody...

Robinson v. Potter

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by an employee against the U.S. Postal Service alleging violations of the Rehabilitation Act, partial summary judgment for...

Pietrafeso v. Lawrence County

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 brought by a widow whose husband died following an acute asthma attack while detained in a county jail, grant of...

Macy's v. Campbell

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A decision of the Industrial Accident Board is reversed pursuant to an employer's claim of error where claimant was not entitled to additional...

Leuthner v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Elder Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' ERISA claims alleging breach of fiduciary duties by a plan administrator is affirmed where, although appellants may have made...

Sellars v. City of Gary

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit alleging breach of contract and violation of the Equal Protection Clause related to the denial of health...

Klingler v. Dir., Dep't of Revenue

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
Plaintiffs are prevented from recovering a $2.00 annual fee they paid since 1990, because as to the category of claims involving rational...

Toledo v. Sanchez-Rivera

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
Reinstatement of claims against the University of Puerto Rico arising out of Title II of the ADA in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in...

Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Kintetsu Enters. of Am.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In the context of secondhand smoke litigation and alleged violations of Proposition 65, to stamp a consent agreement with the judicial imprimatur, a...