United States Fifth Circuit - February 2002 Opinion Summaries
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US v. CHARLESUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingSimple vehicle theft is a crime of violence for the purposes of U.S.S.G. section 2K2.1(a)(4)(A). |
02/27/2002 | 01-10113 |
WATSON v. JOHNSON MOBILE HOMESUnited States Fifth Circuit
Injury & Tort Law, RemediesUnder BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996), the size of punitive damages award of $700,000 in this case makes it constitutionally... |
02/27/2002 | 00-60768 |
HERNANDEZ v. JOBE CONCRETE PRODUCTS, INC.United States Fifth Circuit
ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' CompensationWhere an employer adopted its own occupational injury plan to cover its employees' on-site injuries, a decision not required under Texas law, ERISA's... |
02/26/2002 | 01-50292 |
WEAVER v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMSUnited States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' CompensationUnder the fee-shifting provision of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, if an employer controverts a claim within the 30-day window... |
02/26/2002 | 00-60475 |
DANIEL v. COCKRELLUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureDefense counsel's assurance, that a particular judge would be the sentencing judge if the defendant were to plead guilty, lacked the requisite... |
02/25/2002 | 00-20624 |
RIVERA v. WYETH-AYERST LABS.United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Health LawWhere plaintiffs aver that the allegedly defective product was not defective as to them, they have not demonstrated an injury in fact to themselves,... |
02/22/2002 | 01-40122 |
US v. DAVIDSONUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Cyberspace LawBecause U.S.S.G. section 3D1.2 does not require grouping of offenses, the district court did not err by failing to group seventy-one counts of child... |
02/22/2002 | 00-10907 |
US v. SLANINAUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace LawGiven the absence of notice from the defendant's employer that his computer usage would be monitored, and the lack of any indication that other... |
02/21/2002 | 00-20926 |
WILLIAMS v PUCKETTUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureNo certificate of appealability will issue under the AEDPA where the petitioner cannot make a substantial showing that a constitutional right was... |
02/20/2002 | 00-60547 |
COCKERHAM v. CAINUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas CorpusFor the purpose of determining whether the defendant could avail himself of a particular rule in challenging his conviction, the Louisiana Supreme... |
02/20/2002 | 99-31044 |
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