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U.S. v. T&W Edmier Corp.

Administrative Law, Construction, Government Contracts, Military Law
Judgment for the US in a dispute over the amount due to a contractor for work on a reservoir is affirmed where the Contract Disputes Act does not...

Ilio-ulaokalani Coalition v. Rumsfeld

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Military Law
In a suit challenging the Army's proposal to transform the 2nd Brigade stationed in Hawaii into a quick-response unit on the grounds that the Army...

Nair v. Principi

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a case brought by a nurse alleging retaliation and a Title VII hostile work environment based on national origin...

US v. Shaw

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Military Law
In a case involving alleged child sexual abuse, denial of defendant's motion to suppress written statements made while he was held in custody for...

Adkins v. Rumsfeld

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Military Law
In case involving current and retired members of the armed forces challenging law allowing their retirement pay to be divided in state divorce...

Metz v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Because the Court of Federal Claims' inquiry into subject matter jurisdiction in Tucker Act cases is limited to a determination of whether the source...

Miller v. US

Commercial Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
Dismissal of a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for injuries resulting from a car accident caused by an Air Force employee who had been...

Kelly v. Nicholson

Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
A judgment denying an application for reimbursement of legal fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), involving a claim for...

Coalition for Common Sense in Gov't Procurement v. Sec'y of Veterans Affairs

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
Petition for review of a letter of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which requires drug manufacturers covered by the Department of Defense's...

Brown v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
The Federal Tort Claims Act does not preclude recovery for negligent prenatal injuries to the child of a military service person that are independent...