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Soldano v. US

Administrative Law, Construction, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages arising out of a serious motorcycle accident that occurred on a major...

Caracci v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Tax Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
A decision requiring taxpayers, three privately held home-healthcare agencies and the family that owns and operates them, to pay certain excise taxes...

Am. Fed'n of Gov't Employees v. Fed. Labor Relations Auth.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
A petition for review of the Federal Labor Relations Authority's dismissal of a union's complaint against an employer, alleging that it committed...

Bougere v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Judgment of dismissal in favor of defendant county is affirmed where county sheriff was carrying out a law enforcement function in setting policies...

Bridgeman v. McPherson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
Judgment requiring defendant secretary of state to refrain from enforcing Elections Code section 3103.5, which requires a special absentee voter to...

Hines v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Reversal of Social Security Administration's denial of claim for disability benefits, based on Sickle Cell Disease, is affirmed where the SSA ALJ...

Cobell v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a dispute between beneficiaries of Indian land trusts and their trustee, the U.S., an injunction requiring many of the Department of the Interior's...

Davy v. Cent. Intelligence Agency

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Law
In a dispute involving a Freedom of Information Act request with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seeking certain documents related to the CIA's...

FG Hemisphere Assocs., LLC v. Republique du Congo

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Oil and Gas Law
A foreign sovereign's property must be in the U.S. when a district court determines whether an exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act...

Cromer v. Nicholson

Administrative Law, Elder Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
A decision denying claimant's claim for service-connected disability is affirmed over claims: 1) that because his medical records were in the custody...