United States DC Circuit - May 2005 Opinion Summaries

Gov't of Rwanda v. Johnson

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, International Law
Defendant-attorney, retained by the retreating government of Rwanda, breached his fiduciary duty where his contract for services was treated as a...

Venetian Casino v. EEOC

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, alleging that defendant-EEOC follows an unlawful rule or practice that permits it to unilaterally release...

Maxwell v. Snow

Constitutional Law, Tax Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims for tax return information is affirmed where plaintiffs' requests had not complied with Freedom of Information Act...

Roebuck v. Washington

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that the district court erred in...

Luck's Music Library, Inc. v. Gonzales

Constitutional Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, International Law
Section 514 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which establishes copyrights of foreign holders whose works had previously entered the public domain,...

Int'l Union v. Mine Safety and Health Admin.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Secretary of Labor properly promulgated the "Underground Coal Mine Ventilation Safety Standards for the Use of a Belt Entry as an Intake Air...

Javier v. Comm'r of Social Sec.

Family Law, Government Benefits
Under Philippine law, Article 170 of the Philippines Family Code bars all persons other than the husband from making a paternity challenge.

Wagener v. SBC Pension Benefit Plan

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiffs have alleged sufficient facts to state a claim for denial of benefits under ERISA since their complaint included the allegation that...

Xcel Energy Serv. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities

George v. Leavitt

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where plaintiff has proffered evidence by which a reasonable jury...