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15 Nov 2012, 2:54 pm by Victoria VanBuren
 by Jeremy Clare The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the vacatur of a FINRA Award because it disagreed with the district court’s finding that the award was procured by fraud, or in the alternative, that the arbitration panel exceeded its powers. [read post]
31 May 2010, 3:50 pm by Victoria VanBuren
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that nonsignatories to arbitration agreements may be compelled to arbitrate under the New York Convention. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 12:25 pm by Tracy Hester
On October 16, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit revived a lawsuit filed by residents and property owners along the Mississippi Gulf coast against several corporations in the energy, fossil fuels and chemicals industries alleging that the defendants were responsible for property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. [read post]
18 Dec 2023, 3:12 pm by Legal Profession Prof
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a verdict for the defendant law school in claims brought by a professor Deana Sacks, a white woman, worked as a law professor at Texas Southern University’s (“TSU”) Thurgood... [read post]
9 Jan 2018, 12:43 pm by Liskow & Lewis
In a highly anticipated ruling, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its en banc decision in In re: Larry Doiron, Inc., No. 16-30217 (5th Cir. [read post]
6 Dec 2013, 10:51 am by Gregg Fisch
  However the Fifth Circuit noted that this specific position already had been rejected by the United States Supreme Court in AT&T Mobility v. [read post]
2 Aug 2010, 1:55 pm by Goldberg Segalla LLP
(United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, July 26, 2010)     This complex insurance coverage matter arises from a CERCLA cost recovery action stemming from a lead smelter operation on Harbor Island, near Seattle Washingtonoperated by plaintiff-insured RSR Corp. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 4:51 am by Legal Profession Prof
An attorney on appeal filed an Anders brief in a case that had a meritorious sentencing issue, according to an opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. [read post]
2 Dec 2016, 11:56 am by Vandenack Weaver LLC
In the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of the newly revised (and currently halted) overtime rules, on December 1, the Department of Labor appealed the lower court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. [read post]
17 Feb 2009, 12:32 pm by Liskow & Lewis
Feb. 12, 2009), a panel of the United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard an action arising from a contract to supply natural gas condensate in south Texas. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 3:00 am
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a party waived its right to arbitrate by waiting one year after the suit was filed before seeking to compel arbitration. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 6:12 pm
The Fifth Circuit released an opinion yesterday affirming the district court's entry of a mandatory injunction requiring the Louisiana State Registrar to issue a new original birth certificate to the "unmarried adult males who obtained a joint adoption decree for Infant J in a New York state court. [read post]
  In two companion cases, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided whether a federal district court could properly exercise jurisdiction over climate change suits brought against energy companies by cities and counties in California. [read post]
7 Nov 2006, 5:16 am
The three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth United States Circuit refused to order Judge Simeon T. [read post]
3 Apr 2023, 10:16 am by Joshua Fox and David Gobel
On March 31, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) decision issued in 2021 (previously discussed here), which held that Tesla Inc. violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) by (1) prohibiting employees from contacting the media in accordance with an overbroad confidentiality policy, and (2) its CEO, Elon Musk, tweeting the following to his… [read post]