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Fells v. US

Government Benefits, Government Law, Administrative Law, Commercial Law
District court's affirmance of a final decision of the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), permanently...

Khan v. Bland

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit against the Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC), Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other HACC...

Ferguson v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
District court's affirmance of the Commission of Social Security's denial of plaintiff's applications for disability benefits and supplemental...

Kellems v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits
In plaintiff's appeal from the denial of social security benefits, the district court's order awarding attorney's fees to plaintiff is vacated where a...

McLeod v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In plaintiff's appeal from the denial of Social Security benefits, the order is reversed where the ALJ had no duty to request more information from...

John B. v. Goetz

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
A consent decree entered in a 1998 class action challenge to Tennessee's managed care program, TennCare, under the Medicaid Act, is vacated in part...

Price v. Stevedoring Servs. of Am.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In an action seeking disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Department of Labor Benefits Review...

Mental Health Ass'n in California v. Schwarzenegger

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a petition for a writ of mandate brought by several organizations dedicated to providing advocacy, education and support services in the field of...

Spiva v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
District court's affirmance of a denial of plaintiff's application for social security disability claim is reversed and remanded as, an ALJ is...

Johnson v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's affirmance of the Social Security Commissioner's denial of his claim for Supplemental Security Income,...