all - Opinion Summaries

Polone v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Tax Law
A determination of a taxpayer's tax liability for certain years is affirmed where payments he received after the effective date of amendments to 26...

In re Shirley K.

Administrative Law, Family Law, Juvenile Law
Denial of grandparents and de facto parents' Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 petition seeking reinstatement of the child's placement in...

Johnson v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
Denial of disability benefits is affirmed where the administrative law judge was justified in discounting portions of the applicant's testimony and...

Pieniazek v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Motion to remand to the BIA is granted where the IJ erroneously held that INS guidelines for undercover operations did not apply after the INS was...

Luntungan v. Attorney Gen. of the US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
A petition for review from a denial of a motion to reopen removal proceedings is denied over petitioner's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel...

Schiller v. Tower Semiconductor Ltd.

Administrative Law, Gaming Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of a shareholder class action complaint, on ground that defendant is a foreign private issuer exempt from Rule 14(a) of the Securities...

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Food & Drug Admin.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law
Summary judgment for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an action seeking enforcement of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all...

Int'l Transp. Serv. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
An employer's petition for review of a National Labor Relations Board order finding it in violation of the National Labor Relations Act is granted...

Cameron Appraisal Dist. v. Rourk

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
A court of appeals' judgment reversing rulings against owners of travel trailers on claims challenging assessed ad valorem taxes against the owners...

Missouri Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
Summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in an action brought by a state social services agency for...