Chief Judge Carl E. Stewart
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Appeals court dismisses case centering on $60 million marine accident
NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit has dismissed an appeal involving a $60 million marine accident. -
2016 American Inns of Court award winner: Community service essential to law career
NEW ORLEANS – Community service is an essential part of a law career, this past spring's recipient of the 2016 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Fifth Circuit said during a recent interview. -
Fifth Circuit reaches split decision in Texas Optometrists v. Wal-Mart; $1.3 million civil penalty evaporates
U.S. 5th Circuit Court of AppealsNEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has partly affirmed and partly reversed a district court’s decision regarding Wal-Mart's regulation of its optometry doctors’ hours.The dispute was centered on the Texas Optometry Act (TOA), which prohibits any company from “controlling the practice of an optometrist by attempting to influence the hours” in which they -
OSHA citations over practices at company that led to employee death upheld on appeal
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Texas-based Austin Industrial Specialty Services’ in its appeal of Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) citations over circumstances that led to the death of a worker. The citations, issued in response to an investigation that came about after an Austin employee died due to chemical exposure, were centered on -
Antitrust lawsuit by Baton Rouge baseball bat manufacturer against NCAA dismissed on appeal
NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court has turned down an appeal by a baseball bat manufacturer that claimed its business was negatively affected after two national high school sports associations disallowed use of its product. -
Appeals court rules for mayor in suit brought by police chief over retaliatory firing
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently submitted a decision on appeals from both plaintiff and defendant in connection to their retaliation claims. -
Appeals court rules against life insurance policyholder in grace period dispute
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed and remanded a district court’s judgment that had ruled in favor of a now-deceased life insurance policyholder. -
Court of Appeals affirms district court’s declaration of Mississippi’s stop notice statute’s unconstitutionality
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling that Mississippi's "stop notice" statute is unconstitutional because it deprives contractors due process. -
District court decision dismissing dam flooding case affirmed by appeals court
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a case brought by 28 individuals who alleged their properties were flooded and eroded when Sabine River Authorities of Louisiana and Texas opened their spillway gates in 2009. -
Boh Bros. sexual harassment decision splits Fifth Circuit; Dissenting judge says majority 'takes bow' at altars of political correctness, social engineering
NEW ORLEANS—Judges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals are split in a review of a previously appealed Title VII sexual harassment case involving a man who was allegedly verbally and physically abused by his male supervisor while working at Boh Brothers Construction Company. -
Appeals court reverses and remands decision regarding punitive damages under maritime law
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Former petroleum engineer loses appeal over $600K severance pay
NEW ORLEANS - A petroleum engineer has lost an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning a summary judgment decision by the district court. -
Fifth Circuit says plaintiffs' claims barred in suit linking Katrina to global warming
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued its final ruling in a global warming suit that for numerous years has sought to connect Hurricane Katrina to global warming. -
Suit claiming Hurricane Katrina related to global warming goes before Appeals Court
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is set to issue its second opinion in a drawn out climate change case that pits landowners against energy companies. -
5th Circuit sides with EPA in Clean Air Act case brought by Texas environmental groups
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued its third opinion in an emissions case brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a number of Texas environmental groups. -
Appellate court rejects terrorism accusation in immigration case
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