United States Fifth Circuit - September 2010 Opinion Summaries

Jeter v. Astrue

Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's denial of a contingency fee negotiated between plaintiff and his counsel, the order is affirmed where...

MGE UPS Sys. Inc. v. GE Csmr. & Indus. Inc.

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Remedies
In a copyright infringement action based on alleged misappropriation of power supply software code, partial judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where...

Bokhari v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's determination that petitioner was ineligible for adjustment of status, the petition is denied where: 1) the...

In re: Kleibrink

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a debtor's appeal from a district court's affirmance of a bankruptcy court's ruling that a creditor held an enforceable security interest in a...

Griffin v. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's grant of his ex-attorney's motion to intervene and judgment in favor of intervenor granting imposition...

SEC v. Cuban

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action by the SEC alleging that defendant, Mark Cuban, violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities...

American Int'l. Specialty Lines Ins. Co. v. Rentech Steel LLC

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action by an insurer seeking a declaration that plaintiff had no duty to either defend defendant in an underlying state-court personal injury...

US v. Gamboa-Garcia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
Defendant's sentence for illegal re-entry after deportation is affirmed where the district court did not err in relying on the District Court of...

US v. Gonzalez-Rodriguez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine is affirmed where: 1) there was sufficient...

US v. Meza

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
Defendant's sentence for immigrant-trafficking is affirmed where the sentencing judge's reformulation of the sentence was permissible under 18 U.S.C....