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US ex rel. Rost v. Pfizer, Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In whistleblower action against defendant pharmaceutical company under the federal False Claims Act, dismissal for failing to meet the pleading...

Sharp Healthcare v. County of San Diego

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a suit over defendant-county's decision that it would no longer pay for the medical care expenses of arrestees who receive treatment at the...

Pinkerton v. US Dep't of Educ.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
To establish liability in an employment discrimination action under the ADA, the plaintiff must show that disability played a motivating role in the...

California Pro-Life Council, Inc. v. Randolph

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In California Pro-Life Council's action challenging certain provisions of California's Political Reform Act (PRA), including the PRA's definition of...

US v. King

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for stealing government property, loan fraud, and other fraud charges, arising from defendant's use of stolen social...

The City of Chicago v. Zappani

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a consolidated condemnation action, order denying defendant's traverse and motion to dismiss is reversed as it was against the manifest weight of...

Shuttlesworth v. The City of Chicago

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury suit arising out of a collision between plaintiff's car and a car that was trying to elude the police, summary judgement in favor...

Engel v. Rapid City Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against a school district alleging sex discrimination under Title VII and South Dakota law, based on a hostile work environment created...

Cine SK8, Inc. v. Town of Henrietta

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit alleging racial discrimination against business operating a dance club for teenagers, summary judgment for defendants is vacated in part as to...

State of Alaska v. EEOC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against the State of Alaska brought by two discharged members of the Governor's Office, petition for review of a remand order of the EEOC is...