all - Opinion Summaries

Endlich v. Yellow Corp.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant on a former employee's suit against it for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is affirmed...

Shelby S v. Conroe Indep. Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
In the context of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), where a school district articulates reasonable grounds for its necessity to...

Taylor v. Rice

Administrative Law, Government Law, Health Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for the secretary of state on plaintiff's claim that the State Department violated the Rehabilitation Act when it refused to hire him...

Arlington Cent. Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. v. Murphy

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
An Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provision that permits a court to "award reasonable attorneys' fees as part of the costs" to...

Dorsey v. Reddy

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
A judgment pursuant to a jury verdict for defendant in a medical malpractice action is affirmed over claims that the trial court erred by: 1)...

Brown v. US

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Professional Malpractice
Dismissal of a Federal Tort Claims Act suit brought by the family of a former U.S. Army serviceman, who transmitted to them a disease he contracted...

Rekstad v. U.S. Bancorp

Administrative Law, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff on her claim for disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is reversed and remanded...

York v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Med. Ctr.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a matter arising from a spinal injury suffered as a result of the anesthesia administered during knee surgery, judgement for plaintiff against...

Teichert Constr. v. California OSHA Bd.

Administrative Law, Construction, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Upholding of citation issued by state agency for violation of a safety order, and assessment of a civil penalty, is affirmed over claims that the...

Lankford v. Nat'l Council on Indep. Living

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
Denial of a preliminary injunction to prohibit enforcement of state regulations curtailing the provision of durable medical equipment to most...