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Vietnam Vets. of Am. v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In an action alleging that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution because of the...

Schexnayder v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action claiming that defendant-insurer wrongly denied plaintiff disability benefits, summary judgment on the merits for plaintiff is...

Braza v. Office of Pers. Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a widow's claim for a survivor annuity as the spouse of a deceased civil service employee, decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming...

Woodward v. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In petitioner's claim seeking death benefits for the death of her husband-volunteer firefighter under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Act, BJA's...

Parker v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Government Law
In a consolidated appeal in two social security disability cases, decisions of the district courts affirming the denial of benefits to petitioners are...

Wildman 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) did...

Rhine v. Stevedoring Servs. of Am.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a petition for review of a decision of the Benefits Review Board under 33 U.S.C. section 921(c) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation...

California Pharm. Ass'n v. Maxwell-Jolly

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
In an action to enjoin the California Department of Health Care Services Director from implementing state legislation reducing payments to certain...

Dominguez v. Schwarzenegger

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
In an action to enjoin California legislation that reduces the state contribution to wages paid to In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers as...

St. John's Well Child & Family Ctr. v. Schwarzenegger

Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a petition for writ of mandate by a nonprofit network of five community health centers and six school-based clinics in medically underserved areas...