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Apr 27, 2026
Tort- Suit over alleged denied Medicaid benefits to child is dismissed
A Virginia federal court dismissed a suit alleging denial of Medicaid benefits to a child, finding no private right of action under the Medicaid Act provisions cited.
Feb 1, 2026
Constitutional – West Virginia’s Medicaid plan withstands constitutional attack
West Virginia's Medicaid plan excluding sex-change surgery coverage upheld by 4th Circuit, ruling no violation of Equal Protection Clause, ACA, or Medicaid Act.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Motorcyclist hit by car suffers two broken wrists
- Medical Malpractice – Young patient commits suicide while on psychoactive drugs
- Motor Vehicle Negligence- Art teacher’s hand injured in collision
- Premises Liability- Gas grill explosion left mom with severe burn injuries
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Crash video showed force of Tesla rear-end collision
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – 74-year-old injured in two-vehicle crash
- Employment- Arbitrator finds unfair labor practices by school
- Medical Malpractice- Gallbladder removal surgery results in reparative procedure
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Car with mother, two children broadsided, rolled several times
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Driver, passenger suffer injuries after truck crosses into lane
- Fraud – Jury sides with couple in home construction case
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Evidence supports fentanyl possession/distribution conviction
- Search & Seizure – Defendant wasn’t entitled to copy of search warrant
- Search & Seizure – Officer didn’t improperly extend traffic stop
- Negligence- Court won’t limit expert testimony at alleged malpractice trial
- Evidence – Defendant’s attempt to exclude evidence of prior judgments is rejected
- Prisons – Prisoner’s sentence is reduced yet again
- Judges – Recusal motion is denied again
- Arbitration – Securities claims sent to arbitration
- Tort- Suit over alleged denied Medicaid benefits to child is dismissed
- Contract – Source of duty/economic loss rule bars conversion claim
- Bankruptcy- Bankruptcy court didn’t err in rejecting debtor’s plan
- Criminal- Court vacates conviction of man who escaped from ICE custody
