United States Fifth Circuit - October 2018 Opinion Summaries
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Almeida v. Bio-Medical Applications of Texas, Inc.United States Fifth Circuit
Health Law, Labor & Employment LawHeld that a healthcare firm did not violate the Texas Occupational Code when it fired two nurses after they refused to accept a particular assignment... |
10/31/2018 | 17-50916 |
Raby v. DavisUnited States Fifth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & ProcedureDenied a death row inmate's request for a certificate of appealability to challenge the district court's denial of his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure... |
10/31/2018 | 18-70018 |
US v. GonzalezUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed a conviction and sentence on drug-trafficking charges. |
10/31/2018 | 17-40895 |
Rubio v. DavisUnited States Fifth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & ProcedureHeld that the district court had jurisdiction to hear a petition for habeas corpus. The "in custody" requirement was satisfied even though the state... |
10/30/2018 | 16-20671 |
US v. Perez-CeballosUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureReversed a conviction for bank fraud, concluding there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction. |
10/30/2018 | 18-40036 |
SCF Waxler Marine, LLC v. Aris T M/VUnited States Fifth Circuit
Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Insurance LawIn a revised decision, dismissed an interlocutory appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction, in a case involving excess insurers' liability for damage... |
10/30/2018 | 17-30805 |
Ashford v. Aeroframe Services, LLCUnited States Fifth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment LawHeld that there was no basis for federal diversity jurisdiction. One of the defendants removed an employment-related lawsuit to federal court, arguing... |
10/26/2018 | 17-30142 |
US v. PorterUnited States Fifth Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed the conviction of a man who was paid to commit a murder, rejecting his challenges to the trial court's orders finding him competent to stand... |
10/26/2018 | 16-31184 |
US v. McDanielsUnited States Fifth Circuit
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law & ProcedureAffirmed the denial of a prisoner's motion for federal habeas corpus relief. Held that jurisdiction was lacking over some of his claims because his... |
10/26/2018 | 16-20508 |
IberiaBank v. BroussardUnited States Fifth Circuit
Labor & Employment Law, ContractsAffirmed that a former high-level bank employee breached his severance agreement and violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Remanded for further... |
10/25/2018 | 17-30662 |
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