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Johnson v. Wright

Civil Rights, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
A reasonable jury could reasonably find that defendants acted with deliberate indifference to plaintiff-inmate's health when they reflexively followed...

Morall v. DEA

Administrative Law, Evidence, Health Law
The Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) revocation of plaintiff's certificate of registration is vacated where the decision was arbitrary and...

Tain v. State Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Plaintiffs' challenge to the California Code of Regulations, which defines the scope of chiropractic practice, is dismissed where plaintiffs' claims...

Consumers Union v. State of N.Y.

Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
Plaintiffs have not stated a viable cause of action to challenge the legislation authorizing the conversion of defendant-Empire HealthChoice from a...

Britton v. Office of Compliance

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim for wrongful denial of leave under the Family Medical Leave Act is affirmed where the claim is procedurally barred...

Spectrum Health v. Bowling

Health Law
A lien on the proceeds of a malpractice settlement is invalid where the settlement is prohibited by federal and state Medicaid law.

Louisiana Patients' Comp. Fund v. St Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Health Law, Insurance Law
The Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act does not provide a cause of action for violations of an insurer's duty of good faith and reasonable care.

Gonzales v. Raich

Constitutional Law, Health Law
Congress's Commerce Clause authority includes the power to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana in compliance with California Law.

Romero v. KPH Consolidation, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action against a hospital, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where it was error to allow the jury to consider alleged...

Battaglia v. Alexander

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
A directed verdict in favor of a physician in his individual capacity does not foreclose the physician's professional association from liability for...