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Professional Engineers v. Brown

Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment granting a petition for writ of mandate that invalidated mandatory furloughs of two categories of state employees is: 1) reversed as to the...

Young v. McDonald

Military Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Judgment of the Veterans Court holding that the effective date for claimant's award of service connection due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...

Dameron Hospital Assn. v. AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah Ins. Exchange

Health Law, Insurance Law
In this action brought by plaintiff-hospital to recover on its Hospital Lien Act (HLA) liens, summary judgment in favor of defendant automobile...

Shaw v. Superior Ct.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In this action brought by plaintiff-employee for improper retaliation for complaining about the quality of care at defendant-health-facility pursuant...

Pacific Shores Hosp. v. United Behavior Health

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law
In an action brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) concerning defendant-claims-administrator's denial of benefits under...

Central Rabbinical Congress v. New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygeine

Constitutional Law, Health Law
In this Free Exercise case involving the Orthodox Jewish religious practice of metzitzah b'peh (MBP) through which an adult performs direct oral...

Coons v. Lew

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
The district court's judgment in favor of defendant-federal officials in an action alleging a facial constitutional challenge to two provisions of the...

Johnson v. McDonald

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
The decision of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims denying claimant's request for referral for extra-schedular consideration of his...

Martin v. McDonald

Government Benefits, Health Law
The denial of claimant's application for educational assistance benefits by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is vacated and remanded, where:...

Gregory v. Cott

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Alzheimer's patients are not liable for injuries to in-home caregivers, because those hired to manage a hazardous condition may not sue their clients...