United States Fifth Circuit - March 2001 Opinion Summaries
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YAQUINTO v. SEGERSTROMUnited States Fifth Circuit
Injury & Tort LawBankruptcy estate cannot maintain a legal malpractice action against attorneys who, in representing both debtor and her parents' company, defended the... |
03/30/2001 | 00-10216 |
BRUFF v. N. MISSISSIPPI HEALTH SERVICES, INC.United States Fifth Circuit
Labor & Employment LawTitle VII does not require an employer to accommodate an employee who wants to perform only those aspects of the position she finds acceptable to her... |
03/28/2001 | 99-60175 |
US v. ORLEANS PARISH SCH. BD.United States Fifth Circuit
Government ContractsA local government entity such as the School Board is not a person subject to liability under the False Claims Act, 31 USC 3729, et seq. |
03/28/2001 | 99-30550, 99-30668 |
KEE v. CITY OF ROWLETT TEXASUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional LawThe secret electronic recording of private prayers and conversations directed at deceased relatives does not violate any reasonable expectation of... |
03/28/2001 | 99-10555 |
ODEN v. OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPIUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment LawTitle VII prohibits punitive damage awards against governments and political subdivisions, so a punitive damages award against a sheriff acting in his... |
03/27/2001 | 99-60878 |
BAZAN v. HIDALGO COUNTYUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil ProcedureWhere there is only one witness to one event, as may be the case when a law enforcement officer kills a lone suspect in the dark, the credibility of... |
03/27/2001 | 97-41463 |
GALLE v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS, US DEP'T OF LABORUnited States Fifth Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil ProcedureFed. R. Civ. P. 6(a) provides the computation of time rule when determining whether a motion for reconsideration of an ALJ decision is timely. |
03/27/2001 | 00-60075 |
MARTIN v. CAINUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureWhere inconsistency in a witness' statements are not material to defendant's conviction because discovery of the inconsistencies would not have led to... |
03/27/2001 | 99-30585 |
US v. GARCIA-FLORESUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureWhere the driver did not appear to be nervous during the inspection at the border that resulted in discovery of over 300 pounds of marijuana, the jury... |
03/27/2001 | 99-41077 |
US v. THOMASUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureBecause the amount of crack the defendant possessed with intent to distribute was a fact that increased the penalty for her crime beyond the... |
03/26/2001 | 99-60241 |
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