The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 22, 2008:
Goodrum v. Quarterman (Reavley, Stewart, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Reavley, J.) (appeal from S.D. Tex.). Affirming denial of habeas petition. The Fifth Circuit held that the state court was not unreasonable in its application of clearly […]
The following opinions were released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on October 21, 2008:
In re: Claville (per curiam). Granting admission to bar for applicant. After the Committee on Bar Admissions opposed the applicant’s application to take the bar exam, on character and fitness issues related to a misdemeanor criminal conviction, the Louisiana Supreme Court granted […]
With the release of its opinion in U.S. v. Gomez yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has concluded its en banc deliberations from the May 2008 en banc sitting. The decision in U.S. v. Gomez follows on the October 10, 2008, decision in In re: Volkswagen of America, Inc., and the […]
The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 21, 2008:
U.S. v. Gomez (Jones, C.J., Reavley, Jolly, Davis, Smith, Wiener, Barksdale, Garza, Benavides, Dennis, Clement, Prado, Owen, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, JJ.; opinion by Jolly, Benavides, JJ.; King, J., taking no part in consideration of case) (en […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 17, 2008:
U.S. v. Guerrero (Davis, Clement, Elrod, JJ.; opinion by Clement, J.) (appeal from S.D. Tex.). Affirming conviction and sentence on RICO violations involving allegations of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The defendant […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 16, 2008:
Chichakli v. Szubin (Stewart, Owen, Southwick, JJ.; opinion by Southwick, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming in part and vacating in part summary judgment in favor of defendant Office of Foreign Assets Control (”OFAC”) on plaintiff’s […]
The following opinion was released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on October 14, 2008:
Brown v. ANA Insurance Group (Opinion by Johnson, J.; Victory, J., concurring; Traylor, J., dissenting). Reversing decision of First Circuit Court of Appeal that Commissioner of Insurance was not entitled to immunity on plaintiff’s claim that Commissioner breached his fiduciary duty in […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 13, 2008:
Hopkins v. Cornerstone America (Garza, Elrod, Hicks, JJ.; opinion by Garza, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming in part and vacating in part summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act (”FLSA”) claim […]
Just so you don’t lose sight of it in the generic post title of “10/10/08 Opinions - US 5th Cir.,” note that in that post is a link to the hot-off-the-presses opinions in the en banc case of In Re: Volkswagen of America, Inc..
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 10, 2008:
In Re: Volkswagen of America, Inc. (en banc; opinion by Jolly, J., joined by Jones, C.J., Smith, Barksdale, Garza, Clement, Owen, Elrod, Southwick, Haynes, JJ.; dissent by King, J., joined by Davis, Wiener, Benavides, Stewart, Dennis, […]