United States DC Circuit - August 2006 Opinion Summaries

Moore v. CapitalCare Inc

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law
Award to plaintiffs of unpaid health insurance benefits, and award to defendants of an equitable lien against plaintiffs' settlement funds from a...

Natural Res. Def. Council v. Environmental Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law, International Law
Petition to review defendant's proposed rule to implement critical use exemption for methyl bromide, after party nations to the Montreal Protocol on...

Broudy. v. Mather

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims, regarding exposure of dangerous levels of atomic radiation as members of the U.S. armed forces and alleged denial of...

Murphy v. Internal Revenue Serv.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Tax Law
Summary judgment for defendants, regarding taxpayer's claims under 26 U.S.C. section 104(a)(2), is vacated as, to the extent section 104(a)(2) permits...

City of Tacoma, Wash. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
Petitions for review of orders granting a conditional license to city to operate a hydroelectric project on the Skokomish River in the State of...

Davis v. U.S. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law
Dismissal of FOIA complaint by author, seeking release of four audiotapes recorded more than twenty-five years ago during an FBI corruption...

Charter Commc'ns, Inc. v. Federal Commc'ns Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
Petition for review of defendant's refusal to rescind rule that will preclude cable operators from offering set-top converter boxes that bundle both...

Conseil Alain Aboudaram, S.A. v. De Groote

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Sanctions
District court decision to reverse jury verdict for plaintiff Swiss corporation on its complaint, and to affirm verdict against defendant Belgian...

Fund for Animals Inc. v. US Bureau of Land Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
Dismissal, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, of action challenging defendant's strategy to achieve an "appropriate management level" for...

Fields v. Office of Eddie Johnson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denials of motions to dismiss complaints against different Congress member offices alleging discrimination based on race and gender, and retaliation...