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California Alliance of Child & Fam. Servs. v. Allenby

Administrative Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Government Law
In an action challenging California's scheme of reimbursement to foster care homes, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where California was...

Golden Drugs Co., Inc. v. Maxwell-Jolly

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Denial of plaintiff's petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the termination of its Medi-Cal provisional provider license by the director of the...

Admin. for Child Support of the Dep't of the Family of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. Dep't of Health & Human Serv. of the US

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiff's action challenging the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) assessment of a financial penalty against certain federal grant...

Charles v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
Veterans Court's decision affirming the Board of Veteran's Appeals decision denying claimant an earlier effective date for service-connected...

Duncan v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Plaintiff's petition for review of a decision by the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board is granted and the Board's decision annulled as the cost of...

Jackson v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law, Military Law
The United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decision that attorney-petitioner was not entitled to fees for the representation of her...

Dorsey v. Office of Pers. Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Merit Systems Protection Board's denial of petitioner's request for a survival annuity benefit based on the federal service of her late spouse is...

Little Co. of Mary Hosp. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Judgment of the district court affirming Provider Reimbursement Board's (Board) dismissal of plaintiff-hospital's request that their assigned Medicare...

Lee v. Astoria Generating Co.

Admiralty, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for indemnification arising out of an accident that occurred on navigable waters, the Appellate Division's order reversing summary...

Godfrey v. Spano

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a state constitutional challenge to two directives by executive and county officials that recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages for purposes of...