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Merando v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit arising from the death of plaintiff's wife and daughter when a tree fell on their car in a government park,...

Niles Township High Sch. Dist. 219 v. Illinois Educ. Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the matter of a petition seeking administrative review, finding that the petitioner-District committed an unfair labor practice under section...

Preston v. Ferrer

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law
When parties agree to arbitrate all questions arising under a contract, state laws lodging primary jurisdiction in another forum, whether judicial or...

Riegel v. Medtronic

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
The pre-emption clause enacted in the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (MDA) bars common-law claims challenging the safety or effectiveness of a...

Armstrong v. Fed. Aviation Admin.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Transportation
Petition for review of order by respondent that an "emergency" existed, entitling it immediately to revoke petitioner's private pilot certificate is...

Bono v. Chicago Transit Auth.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for administrative review of a decision of the Chicago Transit Board upholding the termination of plaintiff, judgment upholding the...

Sarkis v. The City of Des Plaines

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In an action for administrative review of the decision of the Des Plaines Police Pension Board to deny plaintiff a line-of-duty disability pension...

Faith Builders Church v. The Dep't of Revenue

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an action for administrative review, reversal of defendant's decision to deny an exemption from property taxes for Heartland Childcare Center and...

Sakar Int'l, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade, Trademark
In a suit against the government challenging Customs' administrative decision assessing plaintiff a civil fine of $67,775 for its importation of...

Swallows Holding, Ltd. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, Tax Law
A tax court decision holding Treas. Reg. 1.882-4(a)(3)(i) to be invalid is reversed where: 1) the Tax Court erred in applying National Muffler Dealers...