United States DC Circuit - July 2002 Opinion Summaries

DARRELL ANDREWS TRUCKING, INC. v. FED. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMIN.

Administrative Law, Transportation
Although the FMCSA: 1) reasonably interpreted its regulations; 2)provided plaintiff with fair notice of that interpretation; 3) complied with the...

ENRON POWER MARKETING, INC. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
Appellate review denied where FERC reasonably concluded that an electric utility's filing was consistent with or superior to FERC's own pro forma open...

US v. BARNES

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for assault under D.C. Code section 22-504(a) constitutes a "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" under 18 U.S.C. section...

COBB MECH. CONTRACTORS, INC. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Labor & Employment Law
In enforcing backpay awards after a contractor's unlawful refusal to hire job applicants in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, backpay...

A.E. STALEY MFG. CO. v. SEC'Y OF LABOR

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Evidence showed that an employer willfully violated the hazardous locations and hazard communication standards for placement of electrical equipment,...

GEN. COMM. OF ADJUSTMENT v. BURLINGTON N. & SANTA FE RY. CO.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Decisions allowing unions to compel rail carriers to bargain on a local level, under the Railway Labor Act, were improper where the court failed to...

US v. PALMER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Habeas Corpus
Treatment of a federal prisoner's motion for post-conviction relief (including a new trial) as a 28 U.S.C. section 2255 petition, does not render a...

US TELCOM ASS'N v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Benefits
The FCC properly determined that the Iowa Communications Network is a "common carrier," eligible to receive federal subsidies for providing discounted...

ATLANTIC CITY ELEC. CO. v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
The FERC exceeded its statutory authority by requiring the owners of transmission assets to cede their statutory right to file rate changes under...

WATTERS v. WASHINGTON METRO. AREA TRANSIT AUTH.

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
A transit authority's sovereign immunity bars a suit brought for failure to honor an attorney's lien on the proceeds of a personal injury settlement,...