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Eldredge v. Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board denying petitioner's request for firefighter retirement credit under the Federal Employees'...

Fields v. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal, for lack of jurisdiction, of petitioner's individual right of action appeal under the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) involving alleged...

Santa Monica Food Not Bombs v. City of Santa Monica

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
A city's "Community Events Ordinance" requiring permits for certain categories of community events is, save a single provision, a content-neutral...

Jackson v. Florida Birth-Related Neurological

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
An administrative law judge's (ALJ) order on the issues of compensability and notice under Florida's Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation...

LeMay v. US Postal Serv.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Government Law
Dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of a putative class action against the United States Postal Service alleging breach of a federal...

Bell v. Konteh

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Dismissal of plaintiff's civil rights action against officials of a correctional institution is reversed in part with respect to the dismissal of a...

Candlewood Timber Group, LLC v. Pan Am. Energy, LLC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Government Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In multinational litigation involving plaintiffs' attempt to recover damages attributed to defendant's breaches of oil and gas extraction permits in...

Sobolak v. Potts Welding & Boiler Repair Co., Inc.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
A decision of the Industrial Accident Board that an employee did not sufficiently prove he was exposed to benzene as a natural incident of his...

Ugine & Alz Belgium v. US

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law, International Trade, Remedies
A decision of the Court of International Trade denying a request of stainless steel importers for a preliminary injunction to prevent U.S. Customs...

Gjeci v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of asylum denial is granted on due process grounds and the matter remanded where the withdrawal of the alien's attorney, coupled...