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United States Fifth Circuit - January 2009 Opinion Summaries

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Morrison v. W. Builders of Amarillo Inc
United States Fifth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence 
District court order holding debtor personally liable for a nondischargeable debt incurred by the company he controlled is affirmed where: 1) the... 		01/16/2009 07-51118
US v. Sterling
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Conviction and sentence for drug and weapons charges are affirmed where: 1) independent corroboration of defendant's confession, although minimal,... 		01/15/2009 07-30001
Harris v. Brush Engineered
United States Fifth Circuit
Commercial Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability 
In a negligence, product liability, and breach of warranty case involving alleged injury after exposure to defendant's beryllium-containing products,... 		01/14/2009 08-60085
Settlement Funding, LLC v. Garcia
United States Fifth Circuit
Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law 
In a suit over the proper allocation of annuity funds established by the U.S. for the benefit of a private individual, summary judgment for the U.S.... 		01/14/2009 07-50586
Continental Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Int'l
United States Fifth Circuit
Labor & Employment Law, Transportation  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
In a dispute over the termination of an airline pilot, a district court order reversing a reinstatement order is reversed where the district court was... 		01/14/2009 07-20835
Ondimar Transportes Maritimos v. Beatty St. Props., Inc.
United States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
In a tort suit arising from the collision of Plaintiff's vessel with a dock, the owner of the dock did not validly assign its property damage claim to... 		01/09/2009 08-20079
Gray v. US
United States Fifth Circuit
Tax Law  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
District court did not err in calculating "innocent spouse's" hypothetical separate tax liability based on fifty percent of community income, rather... 		01/08/2009 07-20592
Specialty Rental Tools & Supply, LP v. Shoemaker
United States Fifth Circuit
Contracts, Labor & Employment Law  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
Suit to enforce a covenant not to compete was properly dismissed with prejudice. Because the term of Defendant's employment simply expired under the... 		01/08/2009 08-60061
US v. Ekanem
United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
Convictions for healthcare fraud are affirmed where defendant provided patients with motorized scooters while billing Medicare for more expensive... 		01/07/2009 06-11407
First Colony Life Ins. Co. v. Sanford
United States Fifth Circuit
Family Law, Insurance Law  (Industry: Travel & Leisure)
Summary judgment for the insurance company, finding that defendant is not owed a $100,000 death benefit because he did not have an insurable interest... 		01/07/2009 07-60482

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