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Wilson v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a petition for review of the Social Security Commissioner's order denying petitioner's applications for Social Security disability and for...

Dipple v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In a petition for review of the denial of Social Security disability benefits, the petition is denied where: 1) the administrative law judge (ALJ)...

Salazar v. Dist. of Colum.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In an action brought by Medicaid recipients against the District of Columbia alleging various violations of Title XIX of the Social Security Act,...

Gunderson v. US Dept. of Labor

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs' decision that petitioner was not entitled to benefits under the Black Lung...

Waters v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Affairs' dismissal of petitioner's action is affirmed as the Department of Veterans Affairs...

Jackson v. Comm'r. of Soc. Sec.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law, Remedies
In a social security benefits proceeding, an order requiring plaintiff's counsel to refund an Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) fee award to...

Halverson v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In petitioner's appeal from the district court's order affirming the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) denying her claim for disability...

Williams v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
District court's denial of claimant's request for attorneys' fees in connection with her application for disability benefits is affirmed as the...

Sacred Heart Health Sys., Inc. v. Humana Military Healthcare Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law, Military Law
In a class action by hospitals claiming that defendant-HMO systematically underpaid them for medical services they rendered to veterans under a...

Bastien v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
Decision of the Veteran's Court affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals that the death of claimant's husband did not result from his...