United States Eleventh Circuit - November 2004 Opinion Summaries

DAY v. CROSBY

Criminal Law and Procedure, Habeas Corpus

US v. YATES

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for mail fraud is reversed where the testimony at trial of witnesses by two-way video teleconference from Australia violated...

US v. CESAL

Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing

GILCHRIST v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO. INS. CO.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
Plaintiffs' class action suit, seeking damages under the federal antitrust laws for alleged premium overcharges, is dismissed where the...

JOSEPH v. KIMPLE

Civil Rights, Injury and Tort Law

US v. WILLIAMS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The district court erred in entering a judgment of acquittal where there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's guilty verdict on bank fraud.

US v. PINEIRO

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug convictions are affirmed over his challenges that the district court erred in denying his pre-trial motion to suppress, and that the...

BORQUE v. TRUGREEN, INC.

Contracts, Labor and Employment Law, Workers' Compensation

BEARINT v. DORELL JUVENILE

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a suit for injuries suffered by a child seated in an infant safety seat, judgment for defendant-manufacturer is affirmed over plaintiff's...

IN RE: LEASECO, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
The bankruptcy court did not err in holding that three of ten sales of used cars to a debtor were not according to "ordinary business terms," under...