United States DC Circuit - November 2005 Opinion Summaries

Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters v. Transp. Sec. Admin.

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Petition for review is dismissed for lack of standing in a challenge to defendant's guidance on regulations prohibiting airline and airport operators...

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Petitions for review by plaintiffs-states of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) boundaries for areas not in compliance with Clean Air Act ozone...

Kirkham v. Air France

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Transportation
In a negligence suit against defendant-French-owned airline, arising from injuries sustained in a Paris airport, the district court's finding of...

Sabre v. Dep't of Transp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Transportation
Petition for review of a final rule set forth by defendant that states that an independent computer reservation system not owned by an air carrier or...

US v. Thomas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is affirmed over his claim that the district court erred in failing...

Grassroots Recycling Network v. US Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
Petition challenging an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule allowing the director of an approved state landfill to grant variances from EPA...

Cobell v. Norton

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Government Law, Indian Law, Remedies
In a class action regarding agency management of the government's Individual Indian Money trust fund, the district court abused its discretion when it...

Jones v. D.C. Dep't of Corr.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant on employment sexual harassment claims based on the Faragher-Ellerth defense is reversed where the defense had not been...

Khan v. Parsons Global Servs.

Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a tort claim arising out of a kidnapping is reversed where plaintiff should not have been found a...

Rockies Fund v. Sec. and Exch. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Sanctions, Securities Law
Petition for review of a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) order sanctioning petitioners under various rules is granted and the SEC order...