U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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SAMPLE-Barbier to announce modifications to BP settlement amid questions on business claims
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Even though BP agreed to a generous settlement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation, is it ethical for business owners to make claims for damages they didn’t suffer? -
Fifth Circuit: Whistleblowers didn’t blow whistle properly, entitled to nothing from criminal penalty
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Two whistleblowers won’t share in a once-$43 million penalty against a husband and wife who have been sentenced to federal prison for defrauding the federal government by submitting false claims at their pain clinics. -
Appeals case dismissed against immigration officers who oversaw contractor convicted of sexual assault
NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court decision disallowing the dismissal of a lawsuit against two immigration officers for civil rights violations after several detainees were sexually assaulted by a third party contractor. -
Appeals court rules against insurer in case involving damaged oil platforms
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed and rendered a judgment in favor of a company that owns 150 offshore oil platforms that were allegedly damaged in Hurricane Ike after a district court’s decision in favor of an insurer. -
WSJ editorial: BP oil spill fund an ‘all-you-can-eat buffet’ for trial lawyers
NEW ORLEANS – An editorial in the Wall Street Journal on Oct. 24 lambasted trial lawyers for their apparent greed in pushing claims through the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement agreement that may not be related to the oil spill itself and serve as the basis for a challenge to the U.S. Supreme Court. -
5th Circuit won't rehear UT affirmative action case
A federal appeals court has decided not to rehear an affirmative action case against the University of Texas, despite a request to do so from the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Judge rules BP will not get restitution for claims paid under flawed calculations
NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge has denied BP’s request to reclaim hundreds of millions of dollars in claims payments the company says would not have been paid to Deepwater Horizon oil spill claimants if a settlement agreement had properly been followed from its inception. -
Restaurant workers have harassment case remanded
Two women who filed a sexual harassment complaint against the Mexican restaurant where they worked have had their case sent back to trial court after an appeal. -
Juneau defends negative statements made about BP’s CEO
NEW ORLEANS – Deepwater Horizon Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau said he was not threatening to sue the chief executive of BP PLC when he told a Lafayette newspaper recently that the oil executive had publicly disparaged his reputation to a degree that was “actionable.” -
Appeals court upholds dismissal of juror’s wrongful termination suit after missing work for jury duty
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision dismissing a lawsuit brought by a woman who claims she was wrongfully terminated for attending jury duty. -
Fifth Circuit declines to create ‘new rule’ in asbestos case over bar date
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has affirmed a bankrupt company’s request for summary judgment, arguing the asbestos claim filed against Placid Oil Company was discharged as claimants were given sufficient notice of the 1987 bar date. -
Senators Cruz, Cornyn join challenge to ObamaCare
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) – Two U.S. senators from Texas and a congressman have joined an ongoing constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act currently being heard in federal court. -
Galveston judge named to 5th Circuit bench
The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed a federal judge from the Southern District of Texas to the Fifth Circuit. -
5th Circuit affirms decision in qui tam case
A federal appeals court rejected the attempts of a bankrupt whistleblower to prevent his trustee from prosecuting a $12 billion False Claims Act suit. -
Court of Appeals settles disputes over fees
An appeals court affirms a previous ruling for judgments in lawsuits and cross-lawsuits involving a city, an electric corporation and several attorneys. -
Texas not 'Judicial Hellhole,' but report says patent trolls and class actions still problems
For the first time since it has been published, Texas does not appear on the list of "Judicial Hellholes" in an annual report. -
Barbier to announce modifications to BP settlement amid questions on business claims
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Even though BP agreed to a generous settlement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill litigation, is it ethical for business owners to make claims for damages they didn’t suffer? -
BP asks appeals court to decertify Deepwater Horizon class action
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – BP argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for the second time this year asking that a settlement agreement reached with the plaintiffs’ steering committee last year not be upheld unless procedures involving certain payments to businesses are altered. -
Questions of ethics arise as BP class action claims process gets second look
NEW ORLEANS – As the legal process for determining BP’s depth of liability for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill continues, claims against the company are racking up for personal injury, environmental injury, and economic injury.