The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on September 26, 2008:
Mahaffey v. General Security Insurance Co. (Reavley, Stewart, Owen, JJ.; per curiam opinion) (appeal from M.D. La.). Reversing summary judgment and rendering. The district court issued summary judgment in favor of one insurer, finding other insurer […]
The following published opinion was released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on September 17, 2008:
U.S. v. Pillado-Chaparro (Davis, Garza, Prado, JJ.; per curiam opinion) (appeal from M.D. La.). Affirming defendant’s sentence for illegal reentry. In sentencing the defendant, the district court applied a sixteen-level enhancement for a prior […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 13, 2008:
U.S. v. Garza (Smith, DeMoss, Stewart, JJ.; opinion by Smith, J.) (appeal from S.D. Tex.). Vacating district court’s sentence enhancement for creating “substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another person” in sentencing […]
The following published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 24, 2008:
Ackermann v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (Jones, C.J., Wiener, Clement, JJ.; opinion by Jones, C.J.). On summary judgment, district court dismissed plaintiff’s claim that pharmaceutical company’s failure to provide a warning of drug-induced increased suicide risk in […]