The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on November 18, 2008:
Stover v. Hattiesburg Public School District (Higginbotham, Stewart, Southwick, JJ.; opinion by Stewart, J.) (appeal from S.D. Miss.). Affirming in part, reversing in part, and vacating in part judgment rendered on jury verdict in favor of […]
The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 15, 2008:
Abner v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. (Higginbotham, Stewart, Southwick, JJ.; opinion by Higginbotham, J.) (appeal from W.D. La.). Plaintiffs brought an employment discrimination lawsuit against defendants. After the first trial ended in a […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 22, 2008:
In re: Repine (Reavley, Smith, Garza, JJ.; opinion by Garza, J.) (appeal from S.D. Tex.). Vacating in part and affirming in part district court’s affirmance of bankruptcy court decision awarding actual and punitive damages to […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on June 2, 2008:
Noble Energy Inc. v. Bituminous Casualty Co. (King, Wiener, Elrod, JJ.; opinion by Wiener, J.). Noble Energy entered into an agreement for T&L Lease to remove and dispose of basic sediment & water (”BSW”) from […]
The following additional published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 8, 2008:
U.S. v. Harper (King, DeMoss, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Owen, J.) (opinion substituted for opinion originally released January 8, 2008, upon granting petition for panel rehearing). Affirming convictions and sentences for drug possession, conspiracy, […]
Check out yesterday’s decision by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding attorneys’ fees for non-productive travel time. The bankruptcy court had disallowed half the fees assessed for non-productive travel time, the district court affirmed, and the Fifth Circuit held that there was no abuse of discretion. It is certainly not uncommon […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on May 1, 2008:
U.S. v. Rosas-Pulido (Higginbotham, Smith, Owen, JJ.; opinion by Owen, J.). Defendant was sentenced to 57 months’ imprisonment for being unlawfully present in the country following deportation; in sentencing the defendant, the district court applied […]