all - Opinion Summaries

Heffner v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, ERISA, Health Law, Remedies
Certification of plaintiff class was an abuse of discretion where: 1) in order for plaintiffs to prevail on their ERISA claims each plaintiff must...

Thornburg v. Superior Ct. (Bactes Imaging Solutions, Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Health Law
Order sustaining demurrer to causes of action alleging violation of Evidence Code section 1158, which limits the amount health care providers may...

Patrick v. Palm Beach County Sch. Bd.

Education Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on the ground of worker's compensation immunity in a personal injury suit brought by teacher who was injured...

Williams v. Manor Care of Dunedin, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Elder Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
An order granting a motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings is reversed in an action arising from the death of a patient at a nursing center...

Hadi v. Liberty Behavioral Health Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Construction, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
An order granting a temporary injunction in a challenge brought by plaintiff to specifications contained in an agency's request for proposals in...

Camus v. Manatee County Sch. Bd.

Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A final compensation order of a judge of compensation claims (JCC) eliminating an employer/carrier's obligation to provide attendant care is reversed...

Abney v. Amgen, Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Remedies
Denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by plaintiffs, individuals involved in a clinical drug trial sponsored by defendant-drug...

Belt v. EmCare, Inc.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for plaintiffs, physician assistants and nurse practitioners, in an action seeking back wages and damages under the Fair Labor...

Horbal v. Three Rivers Holdings, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
Defendants' motion to dismiss a claim brought by a founder of a Health Management Organization (HMO) alleging that certain co-investors abused their...

Mem'l Hosp.-W. Volusia, Inc. v. News-Journal Corp.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Media Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendants is reversed in a dispute over application of certain public disclosure laws to plaintiff is reversed where, following...