United States Fifth Circuit - August 2008 Opinion Summaries

In the Matter of: SI Restructuring, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy case, a bankruptcy court's order granting a plan administrator's motion authorizing disbursal of a reserve fund is vacated and...

US v. Salazar

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for witness tampering are affirmed where: 1) conviction was based on sufficient evidence; 2) an objection to the application...

Ramirez v. Knoulton

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging excessive force by defendant-police officer for shooting plaintiff during his arrest, denial of summary judgment to defendant is...

Campbell v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit accusing defendant of filing a claim attempting to collect a pre-petition debt in violation of an automatic stay in plaintiffs' Chapter 13...

Columbia Cas. Co. v. Georgia & Florida Railnet Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Declaratory judgment that defendant-railroad had no coverage under an insurance policy issued by plaintiff for a former employee's claims of injury is...

Jenkins & Gilchrist P.C. v. Groia & Co. P.C.

Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement
In an action to determine ownership of a corporation and a home transferred to plaintiff-law firm as part of a retainer agreement, denial of...

Estate of Lisle v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Evidence, Government Law, Tax Law
In a tax case in which the IRS sought payment of back taxes by decedents' estates, opinion of the Tax Court holding the estates liable for underpaid...

US v. King

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute and conspiracy to launder money are affirmed over claims that:...

In Re: S. Scrap Material Co. LLC

Admiralty, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In an action in which the United States sought to bring a personal liability claim under the Wreck Act for removal of a sunken drydock, a judgment...

Mapes v. Bishop

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a suit alleging violations of plaintiff's constitutional rights by arresting officers, dismissal of false-arrest claim is vacated and remanded, and...