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United States Fifth Circuit - September 2008 Opinion Summaries

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Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London

United States Fifth Circuit
Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, International Law
In a contract dispute between three insurers, denial of a motion to compel arbitration is reversed where the McCarran-Ferguson Act did not cause a...
09/29/2008 06-30262

US v. Sandoval-Ruiz

United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for attempted illegal reentry into the U.S. is affirmed where a prior state conviction for delivery and possession with intent to deliver...
09/26/2008 07-40977

Mahaffey v. Gen. Sec. Ins. Co.

United States Fifth Circuit
Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In a dispute between two insurers over coverage for a commercial truck accident, summary judgment for defendant-trucking insurer is reversed where,...
09/26/2008 07-31132

US v. Cardenas-Cardenas

United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for being an alien unlawfully present in the U.S. after deportation is affirmed where defendant's prior burglary conviction was a crime of...
09/25/2008 08-40210

Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

United States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and...
09/24/2008 07-30113

Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

United States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and...
09/24/2008 07-30113

Mesa v. Prejean

United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging that police officers arrested plaintiffs illegally and with excessive force, summary judgment of dismissal on the basis of...
09/24/2008 07-30953

US v. Klein

United States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
A doctor's convictions for mail and health care fraud are affirmed and sentence vacated and remanded where: 1) two proposed jury instructions were...
09/18/2008 07-20599

Ramos-Bonilla v. Mukasey

United States Fifth Circuit
Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Appeal of BIA denial of petitioner's motions to reopen his removal case is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where petitioner's application for...
09/18/2008 07-60312

The Hampton Co. Nat'l Sec. Sur. LLC v. Tunica County Mississippi

United States Fifth Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit alleging due-process, equal-protection, and First Amendment violations by a county and its sheriff for the removal of plaintiffs from a...
09/18/2008 07-60859

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