all - Opinion Summaries

Sanderson v. HCA-The Healthcare Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of a complaint alleging that defendant, a hospital chain, had violated the False Claims Act by filing "hospital cost reports" based on the...

Manta Mgmt. v. City of San Bernardino

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for plaintiff for damages incurred as a result of a preliminary injunction obtained to enforce a zoning ordinance prohibiting operation of an...

Douglas v. US

Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Government Law, Tax Law
Appeal of order denying motion of financial institution customers to quash a subpoena duces tecum pursuant to the Right to Financial Privacy Act of...

Ridpath v. Board of Governors of Marshall Univ.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
Appeal of denial of motion to dismiss claiming qualified immunity is: 1) dismissed as to one defendant for lack of standing; and 2) denied as to the...

Acevedo-Feliciano v. Ruiz-Hernandez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of mistrial in an 18 U.S.C. 1893 case by temporary employees against their employer is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion, but...

Ctr. for Individual Freedom v. Carmouche

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
Dismissal of a complaint questioning the constitutionality of certain provisions of Louisiana's Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (CFDA) is affirmed...

Bledsoe v. City of Horn Lake

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of employer-municipality in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a discharged fire chief is affirmed where plaintiff's...

Borello v. Allison

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Denial of summary judgment for defendants in a prisoner's suit alleging violation of Eighth Amendment rights is reversed and remanded for entry of...

Missouri Bd. of Examiners for Hearing Instrument Specialists v. Hearing Help Express, Inc.

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law
Missouri Revised Statute section 346.110(1) governing sales of hearing aids is preempted by the Medical Devices Amendment (MDA) of the Federal Food,...

Watkins v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Tax Law
A determination by the IRS finding that lump-sum proceeds from a sale of petitioner's interest in lottery winnings should be characterized as ordinary...