United States Fifth Circuit - September 2001 Opinion Summaries
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CONNER v. LAVACA HOSP. DIST.United States Fifth Circuit
ContractsAn unearned benefit per se is not sufficient to grant relief under the partial performance exception to the statute of frauds; instead, the... |
09/28/2001 | 00-40526 |
ZIBMAN v. TOWUnited States Fifth Circuit
Bankruptcy LawBecause the Texas homestead exemption explicitly limits the exemption to six months, a failure to reinvest the proceeds of a sale into another Texas... |
09/28/2001 | 00-20898 |
LITTLEFIELD v. FORNEY INDEP. SCH. DIST.United States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Education LawWhile parents have a fundamental right in the upbringing and education of their children, this right does not mandate that a parental objection to a... |
09/26/2001 | 00-10965 |
US v. ESPARZA-GONZALEZUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingA district court's failure to verify that a defendant has read and discussed the presentencing report with his defense counsel, as required by Fed. R.... |
09/26/2001 | 01-50213; 01-50262 |
NATHENSON v. ZONAGEN INC.United States Fifth Circuit
Class Actions, Securities LawIn determining whether plaintiffs have pled the necessary "strong inference" of scienter in a securities class action complaint, the district court... |
09/25/2001 | 99-20449 |
THERMO TERRATECH v. GDC ENVIRO-SOLUTIONS, INC.United States Fifth Circuit
Insurance LawUnder Louisiana law, a Professional Liability exclusion applies only when the property damage arose from the negligent rendering of a professional... |
09/24/2001 | 00-30723 |
US v. VALADEZUnited States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & ProcedurePolice violated defendant's Fourth Amendment rights by detaining him pending the completion of a computer check after the stopping officer became... |
09/21/2001 | 00-50751 |
US v. JOHNSONUnited States Fifth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & ProcedureA trial court may not sequester a defendant from speaking with his counsel, even if the court recesses during the defendant's testimony, because it... |
09/19/2001 | 99-30549; 99-30586 |
US v. CARREON-PALACIOUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureIn situations where adequate allegations regarding venue are in the indictment, but the impropriety of venue becomes apparent at the close of the... |
09/19/2001 | 00-50362 |
ESTATE OF JAMESON v. COMM'R OF INTERNAL REVENUEUnited States Fifth Circuit
Tax LawIn determining the value of property, the district court cannot make assumptions about the use a hypothetical buyer might have for the property or... |
09/18/2001 | 00-60489 |
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