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Boggs v. Peake

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
A decision denying a veteran's 2002 claim for service connection for hearing loss in one ear is reversed and remanded for further proceedings where...

Robbins v. State of Oklahoma

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case arising from the death of plaintiffs' eight month old child at a privately owned daycare to which they were referred...

McCadney v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of social security disability and supplemental security income benefits for claimant who suffered a stroke is reversed and remanded where the...

Ford v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Decision upholding Social Security Commissioner's denial of plaintiff's application for social security disability benefits is reversed and remanded...

US v. Refert

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for offenses involving health care fraud and false claims against the United States are affirmed in part and...

Shafer v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's motion for attorney's fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in a social security disability action is reversed where...

Hamilton v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision denying claimant Social Security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income is affirmed where: 1) the record as a whole...

Stalley v. Methodist Healthcare

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a suit alleging that defendants all violated the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP), dismissal of the claims is affirmed where the MSP is not a qui...

Maloney v. US

Civil Rights, Government Benefits
In action alleging violation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, dismissal of complaint is affirmed where the Age Discrimination Act does not apply...

Thompson v. The Ret. Bd. of the Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of Chicago

Government Benefits
In a petition for administrative review of an annuity determination by the Retirement Board of the Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of the City of...