Christina Tabacco

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DEA Asks Ninth Circuit to Nix Marijuana Legalization Case

On Monday, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) responded to a lawsuit challenging its refusal to change marijuana’s status as a schedule I substance under the Controlled Substance Act...

Hospitals Appeal Medicare Reimbursement Figures in Lawsuit Against HHS

Three Indiana hospitals have filed suit in the District of Columbia District Court against the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seeking to...

CERCLA Cost Recovery Action Filed Against New Jersey Superfund...

Together, the United States, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund have filed a lawsuit last week in the...

Social Security Disability Applicant’s Appeal Rejected by the Ninth...

In an unpublished opinion, a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the findings of both a federal magistrate judge and an administrative law judge (ALJ) regarding an Arizona man’s disability status....

T-Mobile Sued For Denying Employee Disability Insurance Coverage

A Philadelphia woman has sued her employer, T-Mobile, USA, Inc., for denying her application for disability insurance benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The...

Apple Seeks Dismissal of Skin Tone Emoji IP Case

On Nov. 24, Apple, Inc. moved to dismiss a suit claiming that emojis depicting body parts in various skin tones, which the company created in 2015, infringe on those...