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NELSON v. SANDOZ PHARM. CORP.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Although Indiana's statute of limitations and discovery rule govern plaintiffs' claims originally brought in New Jersey, the district court...

GENENTECH, INC. v. AMGEN, INC.

Health Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Because the district court relied on an erroneous claim construction in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment, finding of infringement of a...

THOMPSON v. W. STATES MED. CTR.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law
The Food and Drug Modernization Act of 1997's prohibitions on soliciting prescriptions for, and advertising, compounded drugs, which are exempt from...

US AIRWAYS, INC. v. BARNETT

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, an employer's showing that an employee's requested accommodation conflicts...

HALLETT v. MORGAN

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Where plaintiff class of prisoners failed to give timely notice of intent to seek extension of all provisions of a consent decree governing care...

US v. GOMES

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In ordering that involuntary medication be forcibly administered to a non-dangerous criminal defendant for the purpose of rendering him competent to...

KENTLAND ELKHORN COAL CORP. v. HALL

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Where weighing of all medical evidence supported a finding that a coal miner was totally disabled because of "black lung disease", award of benefits...

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS SERV. CORP. v. OWENS

Constitutional Law, Health Law
The lack of a health exception in a parental notification requirement rendered Colorado statute regulating abortion unconstitutional, and its...

JERSEY v. JOHN MUIR MED. CTR.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Hospital's termination of at-will employee for bringing personal injury action against former patient who had assaulted employee during the course of...

NEWMAN v. SATHYAVAGLSWARAN

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Parents, whose deceased child's corneas were removed by coroner without consent, properly stated claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for taking of...