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Khan v. Los Angeles City Employees' Ret. Sys.

Government Benefits, Government Law, Judges & Judiciary, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's judgment in favor of plaintiff granting his petition for writ of mandate compelling the Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System...

Larson v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In petitioner's application for Supplemental Security Income, claiming that she is disabled by anxiety, depression, and ankle pain, district court's...

Turner v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In a challenge to the denial of social security benefits by the Commissioner of Social Security, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1)...

US v. Health Mgmt. Sys., Inc.

Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a qui tam action against two companies that contracted to perform work for Iowa's Medicaid program, and against two employees of the Iowa...

In re: Carpenter

Bankruptcy Law, Government Benefits
In a creditor's appeal from a bankruptcy appellate panel's holding that a social security payment to debtor was exempt and should not be included in...

U.S. ex rel. Loughren v. Unum Group

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a qui tam action under the False Claims Act (FCA), claiming that defendants knowingly caused their insureds to file baseless applications for...

Hacker v. US

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Government Benefits, Government Law
In an application for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) cash benefits by grape farmers, the U.S. Court of International Trade's affirmance of the...

Brown v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's affirmance of an administrative law judge's (ALJ) denial of plaintiff's application for disability...

Providence Yakima Med. Ctr. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In an action brought by five not-for-profit hospitals, each recipients of Medicare direct graduate medical education payments for approved family...

Roman-Cancel v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
In a Vietnam veteran's suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), arising from the VA's decision in 1975, lowering the...