United States Eleventh Circuit - July 2010 Opinion Summaries

Scott v. Roberts

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an emergency appeal from the denial of a motion for a preliminary injunction by Richard Scott, a candidate for the Republican Party for Governor of...

Vidiksis v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action by the EPA against defendant-property owner and lessor alleging violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act, judgment for the EPA is...

Estate of Ahuva Amergi v. Palestinian Auth.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action arising from the murder of Ahuva Amergi, an Israeli citizen who was shot and killed as she drove her car in the Gaza Strip in February of...

Garces v. US Atty. Gen.

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing petitioner's appeal from an immigration judge’s order finding him...

US v. Tome

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Cyberspace Law
Defendant's sentence following the revocation of his supervised release after his child pornography conviction is affirmed where: 1) it was not...

Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action seeking compensatory and punitive damages from cigarette manufacturers under theories of strict liability, breach of express warranty,...

Baby Buddies, Inc. v. Toys "R" Us, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Copyright
In an action alleging that Toys R Us's pacifier holder infringed plaintiff's copyright in its own similar pacifier holder, summary judgment for...

Cappuccitti v. DirecTV, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law
In an action against DirecTV, Inc., seeking the recovery, on behalf of plaintiffs and similarly situated DirecTV subscribers in Georgia, of the fees...

Hall v. Thomas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
In a robbery and kidnapping prosecution, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) the totality of the circumstances here...

US v. Snipes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Entertainment Law, Tax Law
Actor Wesley Snipes' convictions, after a jury trial, on three counts of willful failure to file individual federal income tax returns, are affirmed...