U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Legal experts consider course of BP appeal
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – Adam Hoeflich can’t predict if the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will side with BP in its dispute with plaintiffs over the settlement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill multidistrict litigation. -
BP sets up fraud hotline only a week after arguing claims process in appeals court
NEW ORLEANS – BP has announced the creation of a fraud hotline that will allow anonymous callers to turn in those pursuing false claims due to the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. -
BP plaintiffs lawyer once represented Scruggs
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- One of the lawyers representing a group of class action plaintiffs against oil giant BP also helped represent disgraced Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. -
Lawyer for plaintiffs in BP case known as a Renaissance man in legal community
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Samuel Issacharoff, the New York University School of Law professor who is representing a group of class action plaintiffs against oil giant BP, often is described as a Renaissance man. -
BP faces off against class action plaintiffs in appeal over claims process
NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court today heard arguments involving the administration of claims processing to individuals and businesses negatively affected by the 2010 BP Oil spill. -
BP says settlement easy set up for fraud, seeks reversal from appeals court
Lawyers for BP claim a judge’s ruling has allowed payments for fictitious claims from the 2010 oil spill, and are asking a federal appeals court to reverse the decision. -
U.S. SC to answer question of federal jurisdiction in lawsuit filed by Miss. AG
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether federal courts have jurisdiction over lawsuits filed in state courts by state attorneys general on behalf of consumers. -
Legally Speaking: That could have gone better
This is a reprint of a "Legally Speaking" column that first appeared in the Southeast Texas Record on Nov. 14, 2011. -
Texas Supreme Court still in Republican hands
AUSTIN -- Two incumbents and one new Republican justice have been elected to the Texas Supreme Court, retaining the GOP hold on the state's highest court. -
Fifth Circuit reverses self in Katrina case against army engineers
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed itself in a Hurricane Katrina case over the liability of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. -
Fifth Circuit lets ruling stand in asbestos lawsuit fraud case
Reavley NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has chosen not to revisit its recent decision that affirmed a fraud verdict against two Mississippi asbestos attorneys. -
Legally Speaking: President Obama, time for a refresher course on Constitutional Law"
Browning At a March 30, 2007, campaign fundraiser, then-candidate Barack Obama stated "I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president, I actually respect the Constitution." -
U.S. SC won't hear Skilling case again
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not consider another appeal by former Enron President Jeffrey Skilling. -
Arguments scheduled in attorneys' appeal of fraud ruling
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Asbestos attorneys found to have committed fraud against a railroad company will argue their case to a federal appeals court on March 6. -
Legally Speaking: The fine art of the benchslap
Lawyers frequently compare notes about judges, particularly those with a reputation for being tough or demanding. Federal judges especially tend to be the focus of such speculation, perhaps because they are appointed for life or because of what some lawyers perceive to be a superiority complex. -
Legally Speaking: That could have gone better
Years ago, I tried a case in which the elderly plaintiff, egged on by her adult daughter, turned down what I thought was a pretty generous six-figure settlement offer and insisted on proceeding to trial. When the jury came back in my client's favor with a verdict that the plaintiff receive nothing, she looked absolutely stunned. -
Texas AG says Obama, EPA need to cool it with regulations
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is wondering why the federal government isn't using his state's plan as a model for creating jobs. -
Appeals court ruling upholds Texas ban on 'ambulance chasing'
Reavely NEW ORLEANS -- It is illegal for a Texas attorney or medical professional to communicate with potential clients within 30 days of an accident or arrest, federal appellate justices ruled in a recent decision that upholds the constitutionality of Texas barratry laws.