United States Eleventh Circuit - August 2002 Opinion Summaries

DIXON v BURKE COUNTY, GEORGIA

Civil Rights
An insufficient causal link existed, between plaintiff's harm and defendants' conduct, to support her claim that she was subjected to gender...

GRIFFITH v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation, Product Liability
If successful, claims that a car company's selection of a lap-belt-only design constituted a design defect would foreclose an option specifically...

WILLIAMS v. MOTOROLA, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A plaintiff may maintain a claim under the ADA of being perceived as disabled without proof of actually being disabled, but with regard to plaintiff's...

MENOTTE v. BROWN

Bankruptcy Law
Where a bankruptcy debtor created a trust for own benefit, her interest in the trust (a yearly income stream from trust assets) is not exempt from her...

US v. PROUTY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of the right of allocution is reversible error where the court did not impose the lowest sentence under the guidelines. Court may not delegate...

INT'L COSMETICS EXCH. INC. v. GAPARDIS HEALTH & BEAUTY, INC.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Cosmetics manufacturer was entitled to injunctive relief where distributor caused confusion regarding the trademark, "FAIR & WHITE," when it began...

US v. PETRIE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court lacked jurisdiction to enter a preliminary forfeiture order six months after sentencing defendant, but a conspiracy to launder money...

US v. ALLEN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentencing error occurs where the government alleges a conspiracy of multiple controlled substances (here, cocaine and marijuana), there is no special...

STATE OF GEORGIA v. US ARMY CORPS OF ENG'RS

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Public Utilities
The state of Florida may intervene as of right, in a suit seeking to compel the increase of the city of Atlanta's water supply, where disposition of...

MARIS DISTRIB. CO. v. ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law
In an antitrust action, 1) significant market share is insufficient to show market power in the relevant market, 2) aggregation of defendant's market...