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Dedrick v. Berry

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a mixed disability discrimination and disability retirement claim, the matter is transferred in its entirety to the Fourth Circuit for lack of...

Hensley v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where the...

Valentine v. Comm'r., Soc. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action challenging the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits, judgment for defendant is affirmed, where 1) the...

Kerber v. Qwest Pension Plan

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action challenging certain amendments to an employee benefit plan that purported to eliminate a "pensioner death benefit," summary...

Messenger Courier Ass'n of the Americas v. California Unemployment Ins. Appeals Bd.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court judgment denying plaintiff's request for declaratory relief to invalidate a decision by the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals...

Trustees of the Screen Actors Guild-Producers Pension & Health Plans v. NYCA, Inc.

ERISA, Entertainment Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action for breach of a collective bargaining agreement requiring advertising agencies to make contributions to certain benefit plans for...

Reilly v. Office of Personnel Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Merit Systems Protection Board judgment affirming a denial of plaintiff's application for disability retirement is vacated and remanded where the...

Erickson v. US Postal Service

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an action brought by a former postal service employee under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), Merit Systems...

Harris v. Amgen, Inc.

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that Defendants breached their fiduciary duties under ERISA in the operation of a corporation's retirement plans, the dismissal...

Moore v. Astrue

Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court decision affirming the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration's denial of her application for disability insurance benefits...