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M.P. v. INDEP. SCH. DIST. NO. 721

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
Parents failed to exhaust administrative remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Act, by failing to request a due process hearing while the...

MCALLISTER v. TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INS. CO.

Administrative Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An insurance claims coordinator was an administrative employee exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

NAT'L MINING ASS'N v. FOWLER

Administrative Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Congress's expanded definition of "undertaking" does not alter the statutory requirement that the Advisory Council on Historical Preservation regulate...

TOWN OF CAVE CREEK v. FED. AVIATION ADMIN.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
In an environmental review of a plan to improve management and safety of flights arriving from and departing from an airport, the FAA adequately...

RAMEY v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The Black Lung Benefits Act, in plain and unmistakable terms, forbids the settlement of claims for black lung benefits, thus invalidation of a...

UNDER SEAL v. UNDER SEAL

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law
The district court did not err in exercising jurisdiction to unseal the record in a False Claims Act action, as appellants had no privacy rights in...

REEFER v. BARNHART

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
A decision discontinuing Social Security Supplemental Security Income benefits is reversed as the administrative law judge (1) did not adequately...

RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO., INC. v. CONSUMER PROD. SAFETY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Product Liability
The Consumer Product Safety Commission's investigation into a product, and a request for voluntary corrective action, did not constitute final agency...

ATL. STATES LEGAL FOUND., INC. v. ENVTL. PROT. AGENCY

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
Challenges to EPA regulations allowing certain electric, telephone, and natural gas facilities to accumulate hazardous waste without a permit are not...

SANFILIPPO v. BARNHART

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Workers' Compensation
The Commissioner's use of the pre-settlement rate in prorating a workers' compensation settlement over a period of 4.3 years is based on a reasonable...