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Judge: Lawsuit Over Health Overhaul Can Go To Trial
Posted on 15 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PENSACOLA, Fla. - (AP) Crucial pieces of a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's health care overhaul can go to trial, with a judge ruling Thursday he wants to hear more arguments over whether it's constitutional to force citizens to... Read More

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High Court: Fee Awards Subject To Offset To Satisfy Debt Owed U.S. Government
Posted on 14 Jun 2010 by James Cordrey

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on June 14 reversed an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling and held that an attorney fees award is payable to the litigant; therefore, it is subject to an offset to satisfy the litigant's... Read More

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