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United States Fifth Circuit - November 2008 Opinion Summaries

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Archer v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation 
In a suit under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and state law, alleging that defendant engaged in discriminatory dealer loans, and... 		11/26/2008 07-60812
Bd. of Supervisors for La. State Univ. Agric. & Mech. Coll. v. Smack Apparel Co.
United States Fifth Circuit
Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Education Law, Intellectual Property, Sports Law, Trade Dress, Trademark 
In a trademark dispute alleging that defendant infringed trademarks by selling t-shirts with several universities' color schemes and other identifying... 		11/25/2008 07-30580, 07-30887
Tebo v. Tebo
United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Family Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law 
In a suit alleging a civil conspiracy to have plaintiff involuntarily committed for mental treatment, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed... 		11/25/2008 07-60659
BNSF Ry. Co. v. Bhd. of Maint. of Way Employees
United States Fifth Circuit
Administrative Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation 
In a labor dispute in which defendant-union sought the production of certain documents by plaintiff-employer, vacatur of National Railroad Adjustment... 		11/24/2008 07-11251
LaBarge Pipe & Steel Co. v. First Bank
United States Fifth Circuit
Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law  (Industry: Manufacturing)
In a suit alleging tort and contract claims relating to a letter of credit issued by defendants, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part... 		11/24/2008 07-30441
US v. Cavitt
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility  (Industry: Manufacturing)
Denial of motion to vacate defendant's conviction for posession with intent to distribute cocaine is vacated, and case remanded for an evidentiary... 		11/24/2008 06-41558
Walker v. Epps
United States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing  (Industry: Manufacturing)
In an Eight Amendment challenge to lethal injection as the method of execution for two death-row inmates, rulings that the applicable statute of... 		11/24/2008 0860652
US v. Armstrong
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Professional Malpractice, Sentencing, Tax Law, White Collar Crime  (Industry: Manufacturing)
Convictions and sentences of multiple defendants for offenses relating to a scheme to dispense certain controlled substances in violation of the... 		11/21/2008 07-30286
US v. Goss
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Sentencing, White Collar Crime  (Industry: Manufacturing)
Sentence for mortgage-lending fraud is vacated and remanded where, when computing the sentencing guidelines range, the fair market value of the... 		11/21/2008 07-60699
US v. Orji-Nwosu
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure  (Industry: Manufacturing)
Conviction for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine is affirmed where a "deliberate ignorance" jury instruction... 		11/19/2008 07-20210

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