United States Fifth Circuit - June 2004 Opinion Summaries

AT&T CORP. v. PUB. UTILITY COMM'N OF TEXAS

Communications Law, Tax Law
The Telecommunications Act preempts a Texas state statute which imposes taxes on intrastate, interstate, and international calls originating in Texas,...

US v. RIOS-CRUZ

Criminal Law & Procedure

ROBERSON v. ALLTEL INFO. SERVS.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's claims under Title VII of race, sex and age employment discrimination were properly dismissed because the record clearly indicated...

BRABHAM v. A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court erred in identifying arbitrariness and capriciousness as an independent grounds for vacating an arbitration award.

MCLAUGHLIN v. MISSISSIPPI POWER CO.

Class Action

BRENNAN'S INC. v. DICKIE BRENNAN & CO. INC.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Court affirmed plaintiff's damages recovery on its contract claim, and ruled plaintiff was not barred from pursuing a trademark claim in a dispute...

SHAFER v. ARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERV.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court's adoption of a special master's findings regarding plaintiff's discrimination claims made in another case was erroneous, because...

ATLAS GLOBAL GROUP, LP v. GRUPO DATAFLUX

Civil Procedure

RUSSELL v. JOHNSON

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
The court granted partial injunctive relief to remedy extreme conditions in response to death row inmate's claims that numerous prison conditions...

GRILLETTE v. WARDEN, WINN CORR. CTR.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Court ruled defendant's state post-conviction relief proceedings remained "pending," and thereby tolled the statute of limitations during this period,...