United States Fifth Circuit - March 2019 Opinion Summaries

US v. Taffaro

Tax Law, Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a probation-only sentence imposed on a law enforcement officer who was convicted of tax evasion and filing false income tax returns. The...

Uptown Grill, L.L.C. v. Camellia Grill Holdings, Inc.

Trademark, Contracts
In a contractual dispute over ownership of a trademark in a restaurant name, affirmed a bench trial decision in part and reversed it in part.

Gibson v. Collier

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that Texas did not inflict cruel and unusual punishment by declining to provide sex reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate. Affirmed...

Bank of Louisiana v. FDIC

Banking Law, Administrative Law
Held that a bank could not proceed with its lawsuit against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. There was no subject matter jurisdiction over...

Eni US Operating Co., Inc. v. Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc

Oil and Gas Law, Contracts
In a contractual dispute between two companies in the oil-drilling business, vacated a bench trial judgment, in part. The contract related to...

BP Exploration and Production, Inc. v. Claimant ID 100261922

Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Held that an Alabama-based manufacturer of commercial signs was entitled to compensation for losses attributable to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill....

In re Andry

Oil and Gas Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code
Held that an attorney was entitled to another hearing on whether he should be suspended from appearing before the district court. The case arose from...

Murphy v. Collier

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denied a Texas death row inmate's motion for a stay of execution as untimely. The motion, filed two days before the scheduled execution, sought a...

BP Exploration and Production, Inc. v. Claimant ID 100141850

Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Held that a manufacturer was entitled to millions of dollars in compensation for losses attributable to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Upheld the...

Adam Joseph Resources v. CNA Metals Ltd.

International Law, Attorney's Fees, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Held that a Houston law firm should be allowed to intervene in a lawsuit to protect its right to a contingent fee. The firm's client and the opposing...