United States Fifth Circuit - August 2010 Opinion Summaries

Owen v. Harris Cty.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action against Harris County, Texas under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, claiming sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and...

DPC Indus., Inc. v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co.

Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Commercial Law, Contracts
In an action seeking additional insurance coverage against a liability insurer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) nothing in the...

Paredes v. Thaler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, a denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) Texas courts did not unreasonably apply clearly established...

US v. Rains

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendants' convictions and sentences for manufacture and sale of methamphetamine are affirmed where: 1) based on the evidence presented, the jury...

Jackson v. Tanfoglio Giuseppe S.R.L.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a case arising from an individual's death after he was injured by the unexpected discharge of a pistol, an order granting an Italian company's Rule...

Combo Maritime, Inc. v. U.S. United Bulk Terminal, LLC

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In an action for contribution and indemnity, and property damage, based on a barge breakaway, summary judgment for third-party defendant is reversed...

Dunbar v. Seger-Thomschitz

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to quiet title to a painting based on plaintiff's ownership by acquisitive prescription under Louisiana law and the fact that defendant's...

Mathis v. Thaler

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) petitioner's habeas litigation strategy choice to...

Gray v. Epps

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where petitioner's new evidence regarding his intellectual...

Hardy Wilson Mem. Hosp. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Health Law
In an action against the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), alleging...