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 […]
The following opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on July 28, 2008:
Richardson v. Quarterman (Jones, C.J., Garwood, Jolly, JJ.; opinion by Garwood, J.) (appeal from N.D. Tex.). Affirming denial of habeas relief to petitioner on argument that trial judge should have recused himself because the trial judge’s […]
The following opinions were released by the Louisiana Supreme Court on May 21, 2008:
Burmaster v. Plaquemines Parish Government (Calogero, C.J.; dissenting opinions by Victory, Traylor, JJ.). The Court held that 2006 La. Act 545 — which purported to retroactively provide immunity to public entities for claims brought pursuant to La. Civil Code arts. 2317 […]
The following additional published opinions were released by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on April 24, 2008:
Crocker v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh (Garwood, Higginbotham, Clement, JJ.; per curiam). In a separate Texas state court lawsuit, plaintiff received a $1,000,000.00 default judgment against an additional insured on a […]