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Houston Cmty. Hosp. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a hospital claiming that Blue Cross allegedly misrepresented the level of health care coverage for certain federal employee...

Polone v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
A judgment determining a taxpayer's liability for certain settlement proceeds is affirmed where payments he received after the effective date of...

Sciolino v. City of Newport News

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In suit brought by former probationary city police officer alleging false information was placed in his personnel file when he was discharged,...

Bailey v. Potter

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII and Rehabilitation Act case brought by former postal worker against the USPS alleging discrimination based on race, sex, and...

Coffey v. Northeast IL Reg'l Commuter RR Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit by a railroad engineer against his employer alleging negligence under the Federal Employers Liability Act and a violation of the Locomotive...

Equal Opportunity Employment Comm'n v. Woodmen of the World Life Ins Soc'y

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of employer's motion compel its employee to arbitrate her Title VII claims and to stay cross-claims she brought as an intervenor in the EEOC's...

Bowen v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case arising from a denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits from the Social Security Administration, a ruling in...

McConnell v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
The Feres doctrine, which prohibits suit against the government for injuries that are incident to military service, bars appellants' civil suit...

Gambini v. Total Renal Care, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action setting forth Family Medical Leave Act and state discrimination law claims, denial of employee's motion seeking judgment as a matter of...

Mitchell v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal without prejudice of plaintiffs-flight attendants' petition to vacate an arbitration award under the Railway Labor Act (RLA) is affirmed as...