| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
McGlothin v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Co.United States Fifth Circuit
Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute arising out of a car crash, construed Mississippi's Uninsured Motorist Act. Held that the insurer was entitled to...
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05/31/2019 | 18-60338 |
In re Life Partners Holdings Inc.United States Fifth Circuit
Securities Law, Bankruptcy Law
In the bankruptcy proceeding of an investment business that had committed securities fraud, revived some of the bankruptcy trustee's claims against...
|
05/31/2019 | 17-11477 |
US v. BaileyUnited States Fifth Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a defendant's conviction and sentence for possession and production of child pornography.
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05/31/2019 | 18-11223 |
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. MitchellUnited States Fifth Circuit
Insurance Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Held that a county government's insurers had a duty to defend a civil rights lawsuit relating to the murder convictions of three innocent men who were...
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05/29/2019 | 17-60291 |
YPF S.A. v. Apache Overseas, Inc.United States Fifth Circuit
M&A, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Upheld an arbitration award in a business dispute involving one company's sale of certain assets to another. Affirmed the district court's...
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05/24/2019 | 17-20802 |
Webb v. Town of Saint JosephUnited States Fifth Circuit
Government Law, Constitutional Law
Revived a man's claim that a town violated his state constitutional rights by seeking an excessively large fine against him for violating a local...
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05/24/2019 | 17-30267 |
Martinez-Manzanares v. BarrUnited States Fifth Circuit
Immigration Law
Upheld a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying an alien's application for asylum and other relief. He claimed he had suffered persecution in...
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05/24/2019 | 18-60315 |
Lampkin v. UBS Financial Services, Inc.United States Fifth Circuit
Securities Law
Held that shareholders could not proceed with claims against a brokerage company relating to the collapse of the energy firm Enron in 2001. Affirmed...
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05/24/2019 | 17-20608 |
Janvey v. GMAG, L.L.C.United States Fifth Circuit
Securities Law
On rehearing, vacated the original opinion in this case and substituted an order certifying a question to the Texas Supreme Court concerning the...
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05/24/2019 | 17-11526 |
Nichols v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.United States Fifth Circuit
ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Held that an employee who stopped working at a chicken processing plant because of a circulatory disorder was not entitled to long-term disability...
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05/23/2019 | 18-60499 |