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- Sue Big Oil Over Global Warming? Court Tells Katrina Victims, Yes You Can!
- Landowners along the Mississippi Gulf Coast are blaming a mishmosh of oil, coal and chemical companies for property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina as a result of global warming. Yes, that's right, the specter of global warming lawsuits has come to call and thanks to a recent federal appeals ruling, the plaintiffs...
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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- Statement on Senate confirmation of Leslie H. Southwick as United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
- October 24, 2007 The confirmation of Judge Leslie Southwick to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a victory for America's judicial system and for the citizens of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Today's bipartisan vote resolves a longstanding judicial emergency and will help ensure that the...
- Research articles 2007-10-29
- Fifth Circuit sinks claims of disabled cruise-ship passengers.
- Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA does not apply to foreign-flagged cruise ships, the Fifth Circuit ruled recently. Reversing the district court's ruling, the Fifth Circuit split with the Eleventh Circuit, which reached the opposite conclusion two years ago. (Spector v. Norwegian Cruise...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- Senate Filibusters Priscilla Owen, Protects Rights for Women in Fifth Circuit; Statement of NARAL Pro-Choice America President
- WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by NARAL Pro-Choice America President Kate Michelman on the Senate vote to filibuster the nomination of Priscilla Owen to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals: WASHINGTON, May 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by NARAL Pro-Choice...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- Fifth Circuit Interprets Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Expansively And Rules That Paying Bribes to Receive Reduction in Customs Duties or Taxes Could Violate Act.
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently issued its opinion in United States of America v. Kay, No. 02-20588 (5th Cir. Feb. 4, 2004), a much-anticipated ruling regarding the scope of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"). The specific issue on appeal was whether bribes paid...
- Research articles 2004-10-11
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Ruling On Schlotzsky's Shareholder Suit
- Business Editors AUSTIN, Texas--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 15, 2001 Schlotzsky's, Inc. (NASDAQ:BUNZ) announced that the purported securities class action against the Company, dismissed with prejudice by the United States District Court in August 1999, has been remanded back to the District Court by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. ...
- Research articles 2001-01-15
- Statement on Senate confirmation of Priscilla R. Owen as U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
- May 25, 2005 I applaud the Senate for voting to confirm Justice Priscilla Owen. She has served with distinction on the Supreme Court of Texas, has demonstrated that she strictly interprets the law, and brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the United States Court of Appeals for...
- Research articles 2005-05-30
- "Nix Improper Profiling In Drug Cases," Says The Fifth Circuit
- In United States v. Mendoza-Medina, __ F.3d ___ (5th Cir. 2003) Sept. 10, 2003 the Fifth circuit admonished district courts to be more discreet in drug cases and put a damper on prosecutors who use expert witness testimony to prove to the jury that defendants are in fact guilty of...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Benching Bush's nominees. (Networks).(nomination of U.S. District Court Judge Charles Pickering to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and others)(Brief Article)
- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF a judge who's published fewer than 10 percent of his opinions? You might think that he's hiding something because his record reflects an unsuitable judicial temperament or extreme views on such subjects as race and reproductive choice. And according to those...
- Research articles 2002-03-11
- OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT'S PROVISIONS ON JURISDICTION, REMEDIES, AND CHOICE OF LAW: CORRECTING THE FIFTH CIRCUIT'S MISTAKES, THE
- I. Introduction 488 II. Congress's and the Supreme Court's OCSLA: A Primer on Jurisdiction, Remedies, and Choice of Law 492 A. Defining some common terms 492 B. Historical background 493 C. Analyzing OCSLA's key provisions 496 D. The key to understanding OCSLA: a good map 527 III. A Catalogue of...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- ARHP: Women's Health Threatened by Pickering Nomination; National Health Group Opposes Pickering Nomination to Fifth Circuit Court
- WASHINGTON, March 4 /U.S. Newswire -- The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals ARHP, an education association representing leading health care providers, researchers, and educators in the field, is issuing a warning about a serious threat to family planning and women's health. On March 7, the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected...
- Research articles 2002-03-06
- Fifth Circuit Sides with Association on Copyright Case.(building codes)(Brief Article)
- In an announcement in the Contractors News & Views newsletter published by PAMCANI, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed than an association does not lose its ability to copyright model building codes once those codes are adopted by reference by a municipality....
- Research articles 2001-04-01
- CB&I Evaluating Fifth Circuit Court Decision
- THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- On Jan. 25, 2008, CB&I (NYSE:CBI) received the decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the Company's appeal of the Order of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") which arose out of the acquisition of certain assets of Pitt-Des Moines, Inc. in 2001 and required...
- Research articles 2008-01-28
- Fifth Circuit bars 'misleading' ford video evidence.
- Upholding a lower court's ruling for the plaintiff in a rollover case, the Fifth Circuit has held that the trial judge properly barred videotapes of crash tests performed by Ford and General Motors GM. Although the tests resembled Ford's description of the accident in the case,...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- Fifth Circuit rejects preemption in auto glass case.
- In a long-sought victory for plaintiffs in auto products liability cases, the Fifth Circuit has ruled that a crash victim's state law claims against General Motors GM are not preempted by federal law. The unanimous opinion found that federal safety regulations do not bar a plaintiff's...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- Has any case against a lower-court nominee been weaker or more disgraceful than the Democrats' case against Leslie H. Southwick, Bush's nominee for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals?
- Has any case against a lower-court nominee been weaker or more disgraceful than the Democrats' case against Leslie H. Southwick, Bush's nominee for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals? Even though he received the highest rating from the American Bar Association--hardly a friend of the administration--Southwick is being slandered as...
- Research articles 2007-08-27
- Senate Republicans should relish the confirmation fight over Leslie H. Southwick's nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Senate Republicans should relish the confirmation fight over Leslie H. Southwick's nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Last year the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the former Mississippi appellate judge for a district-court nomination (he would later take a leave from this post to serve as JAG officer...
- Research articles 2007-09-10
- Private college recruiters minimize 209/Hopwood impact - California's Proposition 209; US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Hopwood decision
- WASHINGTON - In spite of California's Proposition 209 and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Hopwood decision. minority students who hope to go on to major institutions of higher education shouldn't fret.That was the sentiment expressed here at a national college fair by recruiters who reject the idea that...
- Research articles 1997-11-27
- Ninth and Fifth Circuits slash punitive awards.
- In a case that previously was before the Ninth Circuit and remanded by the U.S. Supreme Court, a Ninth Circuit panel cut a punitive damages award from $4.5 million to $500,000, holding that the jury's award was constitutionally excessive. Leatherman Tool Group Inc. v. Cooper Industries...
- Research articles 2002-07-01
- "Roe" Appeals Roe v. Wade to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
- DALLAS, July 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Norma McCorvey, the former Roe of Roe v. Wade, has filed a Notice of Appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of the District Court's Order denying her Motion. DALLAS, July 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Norma McCorvey, the former Roe of Roe v....
- Research articles 2003-07-17
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