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Jones v. Denver Pub. Sch.

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's grant of summary judgment against plaintiff in his claim alleging employer interference with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...

Reichley v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the Secretary of Agriculture's actions in response to an outbreak of avian influenza did...

Brumbalough v. Camelot Care Ctrs., Inc.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under the FMLA, an employee's fitness for duty certification need only be a simple statement of an employee-s ability to return to work; the grant of...

Citizens for Health v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law
A provision of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which authorizes health care providers to use and disclose personal health...

Cruz v. Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference and retaliation claims is affirmed where she failed to provide sufficient...

Bhatt v. State Dep't of Health Serv.

Health Law, Insurance Law
As a matter of law, a dentist must be enrolled in the Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal program in order to receive payments from Denti-Cal for services rendered.

San Diego Health & Human Serv. v. Pamela J.

Constitutional Law, Health Law, Juvenile Law
A trial court may not make the ultimate determination of a patient's capacity or incapacity to give written informed consent for electroconvulsive...

In re Application of the County Collector

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
With regard to a tax sale and subsequent issuance of a tax deed by order of the circuit court, petition to have the tax deed set aside based on lack...

Kauffman v. Fed. Express Corp.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute, defendant is entitled to leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act where the district court misread a medical...

Diversicare Gen Partner, Inc. v. Rubio

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
The Medical Liability Insurance Improvement Act governs a patient's claims that a nursing home's negligence in failing to provide adequate supervision...