United States Eleventh Circuit - October 2005 Opinion Summaries

Caley v. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.

Civil Rights, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff-employees' challenge to their employer's adoption of a dispute resolution policy is dismissed where their continued employment after receipt...

Cruz v. Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) interference and retaliation claims is affirmed where she failed to provide sufficient...

Estate of Blount v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
The Tax Court erred when it added the insurance proceeds to the value of the corporation when it calculated its fair market price.

City of Oxford v. FAA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Plaintiff's challenge to an FAA order, which approved revisions to an Airport Layout Plan at a municipal airport, is dismissed where the FAA fulfilled...

US v. York

Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing

Legg v. Wyeth

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
An award of attorneys' fees based on a legally erroneous remand order constitutes an abuse of discretion.

US v. Ochoa-Vasquez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed where the government's five peremptory challenges against Hispanics do not reveal a "pattern" of...

Corsello v. Lincare, Inc.

Civil Procedure

Georgia Power Co. v. Int'l Brotherhood of Elec. Workers

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
The National Labor Relations Board correctly found that plaintiff violated the National Labor Relations Act by failing to bargain with defendant over...

Tovar-Alvarez v. U.S. Atty. Gen.

Immigration Law