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Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a suit brought by two nonprofit veterans organizations against the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Ninth Circuit en banc holds: 1) the district...

Beltran v. Astrue

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which a woman filed applications for both Social Security Disability Insurance benefits and Social Security Income benefits, and an ALJ...

Almy v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a case contesting determinations of the Medicare Appeals Council (MAC) refusing to provide coverage for a device to treat osteoarthritis of the...

Githens v. Shinseki

Military Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits
In a case in which a veteran brought a claim before the Department of Veterans Affairs for total disability based on individual unemployability, her...

People v. Guiamelon

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, White Collar Crime
In a prosecution of a physician under Business and Professions Code section 650 for paying illegal fees to persons who referred patients qualified for...

Anchor Pacifica Management Co. v. Green

Government Benefits, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an unlawful detainer action brought by a management company operating a senior apartment complex developed with assistance from a local...

Handron v. Sec'y Department of Health and Human Services

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a case in which a psychologist had been largely successful in defending a claim that he had overbilled Medicare and then filed an EAJA application...

US v. Nicholson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits, Workers' Compensation
In a prosecution for the use of false statements or fraud to obtain Federal Employment Compensation Act benefits, the judgment of conviction after a...

Donnellan v. Shinseki

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Military Law
In a case in which a veteran sought disability benefits, his appeal of a remand order of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims is dismissed, where...

Chandler v. Shinseki

Government Benefits, Military Law
In a case in which a disabled veteran sought an enhanced pension under 38 USC section 1521(e) pursuant to 38 USC section 1513, the Veterans Court's...