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MOTLEY v. US

Administrative Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
A Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit was time-barred where plaintiffs failed to assert an administrative claim within two years of its accrual;...

AM. TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION, INC. v. COLEMAN

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A District of Columbia corporation, with its principal place of business in Maryland, did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Texas to justify...

SATTERFIELD v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A physician and an occupational healthcare facility were not "covered entities" for the purposes of the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act, and could not...

NANCE v. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim for long-term disability benefits under ERISA, where 1) back pain was not disabling before employment was terminated, 2) minimal evidence...

FEDERAL TRADE COMM'N v. GLAXOSMITHKLINE

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Health Law
District court's enforcement of a subpoena, directing a drug manufacturer to produce documents relating to a particular drug, is reversed where the...

ZHOU v. GUARDIAN LIFE INS. CO. OF AM.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
A chiropractor's ERISA suit against patient's insurer for full payment, following patient's assignment of payment rights to chiropractor, was...

CARROLL v. XEROX CORP.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Claim alleging disability discrimination in employment, in violation of the ADA and Massachusetts law, was not actionable, where the record indicated...

BROCKTON HOSP. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Hospital violated the National Labor Relations Act by: 1) preventing a nurses' union from distributing literature to its members at hospital...

CONSUMER JUSTICE CENTER v. OLYMPIAN LABS, INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
Neither the Federal Trade Commission Act nor the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act preempts a suit against the makers and distributors of...

WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM DISTRIB. v. DEP'T OF HEALTH SERV.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Health Law
The secondary drinking water standard established by the Department of Health Services is consistent with its broad authority to determine the level...