all - Opinion Summaries

Coshow v. City of Escondido

Constitutional Law, Health Law
In a challenge to a city's plan to fluoridate its drinking water with hydrofluorosilicic acid, judgment in favor of defendant-City is affirmed where...

Gordon v. Lewistown Hosp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health Law
In an antitrust case challenging a defendant-hospital's professional review actions, undertaken to stem unprofessional conduct engaged in by a doctor,...

McNutt v. Haleyville Med. Supplies

Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
A violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute can form the basis for a qui tam action under the False Claims Act.

Frederick L. v. Dep't of Public Welfare

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by mental health patients who are statutorily eligible for deinstitutionalization, judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where...

Sutton v. St. Jude Med.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff has standing to seek medical testing and monitoring made necessary by the implantation of a medical device that has not yet malfunctioned or...

US v. Battle Creek Health Sys.

Health Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit under a False Claims Act is reversed where there is a genuine issue as to whether defendant's billing practices resulted...

Kalish v. Liberty Mutual

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's disability benefits is reversed where the district court erred in holding that defendant-employer was not required to consider...

Doe v. US

Constitutional Law, Health Law
Plaintiff's equal protection challenge to 10 U.S.C. section 1093(a)'s prohibition on abortion funding is rejected under rational basis review.

Douglas v. Dobbs

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Individuals have a constitutional right to privacy in their prescription drug records.

Hoxie v. DEA

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
The DEA's revocation of plaintiff's certificate of registration to prescribe controlled substances was supported by substantial evidence and was not...