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RENCARE, LTD. v. HUMANA HEALTH PLAN

Administrative Law, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a medical insurance coverage dispute, the district court improperly dismissed plaintiff's claims for failure to exhaust administrative remedies...

HILL v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of defendant-pharmaceutical companies on plaintiff's claims arising from injuries...

MUNRO V. GOLDEN RULE INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
Plaintiff's suit, claiming bad faith by defendant-insurance company, is dismissed where the amount in controversy does not exceed $75,000.

HOSP. GENERAL MENONITA v. NLRB

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant's finding that plaintiff had committed an unfair labor practice by refusing to bargain with the Union is entitled to enforcement where the...

CARTER v. STATE OF ARKANSAS

Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
State's decision to fund health insurance programs for state employees at a different level than it funded the program for teachers had a rational...

HERBERT v. HEALTHCARE SERV. GROUP

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under the Family Medical Leave Act, the Department of Labor regulation defining the "worksite" of jointly-employed employees, 29 C.F.R....

MORGAN v. SAN JOAQUIN CMTY. HOSP.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
The combining of a notice of appeal with a motion for reconsideration does not invalidate the document as a notice of appeal.

LONICKI v. SUTTER HEALTH CENT.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under the Moore-Brown-Roberti Family Rights Act, a serious health condition that makes an employee "unable to perform the functions of the positions...

TOGUCHI v. CHUNG

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a wrongful death action, plaintiff's section 1983 action is dismissed where the victim's death was not the result of defendant-doctor's deliberate...

ALZA CORP. v. MYLAN LAB. INC.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning a system for the transdermal administration of fentanyl, the district court correctly concluded that plaintiff's patent...