United States Fifth Circuit - January 2009 Opinion Summaries
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Morrison v. W. Builders of Amarillo IncUnited States Fifth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, EvidenceDistrict court order holding debtor personally liable for a nondischargeable debt incurred by the company he controlled is affirmed where: 1) the... |
01/16/2009 | 07-51118 |
US v. SterlingUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingConviction and sentence for drug and weapons charges are affirmed where: 1) independent corroboration of defendant's confession, although minimal,... |
01/15/2009 | 07-30001 |
Harris v. Brush EngineeredUnited States Fifth Circuit
Commercial Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product LiabilityIn a negligence, product liability, and breach of warranty case involving alleged injury after exposure to defendant's beryllium-containing products,... |
01/14/2009 | 08-60085 |
Settlement Funding, LLC v. GarciaUnited States Fifth Circuit
Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government LawIn a suit over the proper allocation of annuity funds established by the U.S. for the benefit of a private individual, summary judgment for the U.S.... |
01/14/2009 | 07-50586 |
Continental Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, Int'lUnited States Fifth Circuit
Labor & Employment Law, TransportationIn a dispute over the termination of an airline pilot, a district court order reversing a reinstatement order is reversed where the district court was... |
01/14/2009 | 07-20835 |
Ondimar Transportes Maritimos v. Beatty St. Props., Inc.United States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Injury & Tort LawIn a tort suit arising from the collision of Plaintiff's vessel with a dock, the owner of the dock did not validly assign its property damage claim to... |
01/09/2009 | 08-20079 |
Specialty Rental Tools & Supply, LP v. ShoemakerUnited States Fifth Circuit
Contracts, Labor & Employment LawSuit to enforce a covenant not to compete was properly dismissed with prejudice. Because the term of Defendant's employment simply expired under the... |
01/08/2009 | 08-60061 |
Gray v. USUnited States Fifth Circuit
Tax LawDistrict court did not err in calculating "innocent spouse's" hypothetical separate tax liability based on fifty percent of community income, rather... |
01/08/2009 | 07-20592 |
First Colony Life Ins. Co. v. SanfordUnited States Fifth Circuit
Family Law, Insurance LawSummary judgment for the insurance company, finding that defendant is not owed a $100,000 death benefit because he did not have an insurable interest... |
01/07/2009 | 07-60482 |
US v. EkanemUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingConvictions for healthcare fraud are affirmed where defendant provided patients with motorized scooters while billing Medicare for more expensive... |
01/07/2009 | 06-11407 |
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