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Henderson v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
In a dispute involving the process for adjudicating veterans' benefits claims for service-connected disabilities, the deadline for filing a notice of...

Riverside Sheriffs' Association v. City of Riverside

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging wrongful termination, grant of a writ of mandate directing county to process request for an appeal of termination...

Erickson v. US Postal Service

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
In an administrative action under the antidiscrimination provisions of The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Acts (USERRA), 38...

California School Bds. Association v. Brown

Education Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a writ petition seeking declaration of line-item veto by Governor of legislative appropriation of reimbursement funding for state mandate as void,...

Park Village v. Mortimer Howard Trust

Contracts, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a landlord-tenant dispute involving an injunction against the eviction of elderly, low-income tenants who wished to pay a portion of their rent...

Wheeler v. Newport News Shipbuilding

Labor & Employment Law, Government Benefits
In an action appealing the Benefits Review Board denial of plaintiff's claim for benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33...

Tyrues v. Shinseki

Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
In a veteran's action seeking compensation for a direct service connection lung disorder under 38 U.S.C. section 1110, U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Preminger v. Sec'y of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In an issue of first impression, 38 U.S.C. section 502 does confer jurisdiction on the court to review a denial by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

Martinez v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law
In a consolidated appeal, district court's affirmance of the Social Security Administration's denials of petitioners' applications for disability...

Conservatorship of the Estate of McQueen

Elder Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a conservator's suit on behalf of a mentally and physically disabled elder, against several of the elder's family members and the family's legal...