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HOVEIDA v. SCRIPPS HEALTH

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law
In a breach of medical services contract action, plaintiff's appeal of a stipulated judgment is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the judgment...

PELMAN v. MCDONALD'S CORP.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
Plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant-fast food restaurant created the false impression that its food products were nutritionally beneficial, was...

GAJDA v. MANHATTAN AND BRONX SURFACE TRANSIT

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act, alleging that defendant illegally required him to disclose the results of his HIV-related...

O'MEARA v. PALOMAR-POMERADO HEALTH SYS.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Proceedings by a hospital peer review committee do not constitute an "official proceeding" under California's anti-SLAPP law, Code Civ. Proc. section...

SORRELL v. RINKER MATERIALS CORP.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), summary judgment against plaintiff is vacated and remanded to resolve the effect that...

REIGELSPERGER v. SILLER

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Professional Malpractice
An arbitration agreement was part of an implied-in-fact agreement establishing a doctor-patient relationship for the patient's first treatment, and it...

BROWN v. PARKER DRILLING OFFSHORE CORP.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit to recover damages for an employment-related injury, the jury erred in finding that it was unreasonable for defendant-employer to withhold...

ROJAS-ITHIER v. SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a third-party complaint alleging medical malpractice, plaintiff-hospital failed to produce appropriate expert evidence and failed to adduce support...

D.A.B.E. INC. v. CITY OF TOLEDO

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
Plaintiff's suit, challenging defendant-City's "Clean Indoor Air Ordinance" that regulates the ability to smoke in public places, is dismissed where...

ELLIS v. BARNHART

Government Benefits, Health Law
Denial of plaintiff's claim for disability benefits is affirmed where the magistrate judge performed a thorough review of the medical evidence.