Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Appeals court upholds damages awarded to rig accident survivors
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court's judgment awarding damages to survivors of a deadly barge accident in Bayou Sorrel. -
Fifth Circuit gives split decision in dredging suits against oil and gas companies
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a split decision for more than 80 Louisiana commercial crawfishermen who claimed dredging activities initiated by oil and gas companies in the Atchafalaya Basin caused damage to their fisheries. -
Medicare fraud convictions and sentences upheld by Fifth Circuit Court
NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has found that fraud was -
5th Circuit affirms finding for bankruptcy trustee in wage garnishment case
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a finding in favor of a bankruptcy trustee in a dispute over $1,756.04 in garnished wages. -
Summary judgment for Wal-Mart in slip-and-fall case reversed and remanded
NEW ORLEANS — A woman's slip-and-fall case against Wal-Mart has been given new life at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Appeals court hears Confederate-flag case
NEW ORLEANS — The case over whether the state of Mississippi should be required to remove the Confederate battle-flag symbol from its state flag was heard by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this month. -
Appeals court rules that New Orleans’ Confederate statues can come down
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has ruled that Confederate statues in New Orleans will come down, allowing city officials to remove these historic symbols as prominent fixtures in the city. -
Southern University professor’s retaliation claim gets mixed ruling by 5th Circuit
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a Southern University math professor's Title VII retaliation claim against her employer and supervisor. -
Appeals court finds in favor of construction company over Golden Nugget Lake Charles in lien dispute
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has found in favor of a construction company over Golden Nugget Lake Charles in a $18.7 million lien dispute. -
Fifth Circuit rules companies can reform indemnity provisions in contract
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s ruling in an insurance dispute that allowed changes to be made to a contract so that an injured offshore worker could get a $2.5 million settlement. -
Appellate court affirms that maritime law applies in case involving injured offshore well worker
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed that maritime law applies in the case of an injured offshore natural-gas well worker on a fixed production platform. -
Conviction of New Orleans traffic court accountant who overbilled will stand
NEW ORLEANS — The conviction and three-year sentence of an accountant found guilty of theft, money laundering and unlawful payment structuring while working as a contractor for the New Orleans Traffic Court will stand, a court has ruled. -
Appeals court affirms district court's denial to review boat lift operator’s Horizon claim
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a finding from federal court in New Orleans that refused to hear a boat lift operator's claim for damages involving the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Appeals court upholds denial of citizenship to resident convicted of aggravated felony
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to deny citizenship to a permanent resident who had been convicted of conspiracy to commit false or altered lottery tickets. -
Detainee can pursue claims against prison worker over delayed medications
NEW ORLEANS — A Concordia Parish Correctional Facility detainee who had been stabbed and stomped on by fellow inmates will get to pursue legal claims against a prison worker who allegedly delayed medical care for more than 10 days after the attack. -
Appeals court that contingency fee obtained in fraudulent oil-spill claim can be retained
NEW ORLEANS — A lawsuit-lending company that had been ordered to pay back $20,000 in restitution for fees it obtained from a fraudulent Deepwater Horizon claim can keep it. -
New Orleans requests advance notice of judge's decision regarding Confederate monuments
NEW ORLEANS — Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration wrote a letter to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals asking for 24 hours advance notice before it releases a decision in the Confederate monument removal case. -
Las Vegas attorney may face disbarment over Deepwater Horizon case
NEW ORLEANS — One of the side effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster is that a plethora of allegedly fraudulent claims have emerged that seem to be attempting to take advantage of the victim's compensation fund set up by British Petroleum to reimburse Gulf Coast businesses for their losses after the oil spill. -
Former Tulane professor continues 20-year fight against judge
NEW ORLEANS -- More than 20 years after Carol Bernofsky first filed suit for wrongful dismissal from his job as a biochemistry professor, he is still fighting what he believes is a grave injustice. -
Federal agencies allow removal of New Orleans monument commemorating white supremacist revolt
NEW ORLEANS – Federal agencies will not block the removal of a New Orleans monument that pays tribute to the white supremacist revolt in the Battle of Liberty Place.