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Smith v. Bennett

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Code Civ. Proc. - 364(d), which tolls the statute of limitations period for an action based on a health care provider-s -professional negligence,-...

Coburn v. Sievert

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for damages incurred following plaintiff's release from an involuntary 72-hour detention imposed under Welfare and Institutions Code section...

First Aid v. Cal. Employment Dev. Dep't

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Courts in California lack jurisdiction to entertain suits against the State that challenge an administrative decision that an individual is an...

Fligiel v. Samson

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of summary judgment for defendant-Veterans Administration is vacated and the case remanded for dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction...

Baucom v. Holiday Co.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant is affirmed as to age and disability discrimination claims brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the...

Garrison v. Gambro

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant in an employment age discrimination case affirmed where plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case of...

People v. Torres

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing
Defendant's appeal of his recommitment is dismissed as abandoned where Anders/Wende procedures are not required in appeals by indigent sexually...

Bauer v. Muscular Dystrophy Ass'n

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for defendant in an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim brought by plaintiffs, who have disabilities due to muscular dystrophy, is...

Thompson v. Dover Downs

Administrative Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Health Law
Lower court's reversal of the Delaware Human Relations Commission's (DHRC) decision that defendant-casino had unlawfully discriminated against...

Tobin v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiff's "failure to accommodate" claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is vacated as...