U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
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State asking full appeals panel to review suit over exotic dancer law
The state of Louisiana recently indicated it wants to continue to fight in support of a law that bars exotic dancers younger than 21 from performing naked, a posting on nola.com said. -
Appeals court backs decision sending defamation suit against People Magazine to state court
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit recently dismissed an appeal to overturn a district court decision regarding a defamation lawsuit filed against People Magazine in the publication of an article about an unsolved 1985 murder. -
Royal Smit loses appeal against freight companies, railroad
Royal Smit and insurers believed that Central Oceans' contracted carriers were responsible for damaged transformers shipped to St. Gabriel, Louisiana from Netherlands -
Former Annie Sloan Chalk Paints distributor loses appeal
Jolie Designs & Decor claims it was in the right to sell products outside the U.S. -
DoorDash’s arbitration clause in independent contractor agreement upheld
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has upheld a finding from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas for arbitration between an employee and a food delivery service. -
Teen's excessive-force claim against Opelousas, officer sent back to district court
NEW ORLEANS — A teenager's excessive-force claim against the city of Opelousas and one of its police officers is headed back to district court after an appeals court vacated parts of a summary judgment in the case over the teen's arrest in 2015. -
Federal appeals court sends asbestos case back to state level
A lawsuit against a private shipyard company accused of exposing a former employee’s daughter to asbestos which allegedly caused her to die of cancer has been sent back to state court. -
Federal appeals court shuts down insurance dispute in tug boat sinking
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has overturned a New Orleans appellate court ruling in a dispute between insurance companies and who was responsible for a sunken tug boat. -
5th Circuit sides with NFL in Elliott case; federal court places hold on suspension
A federal court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order in the case of a Dallas Cowboys running back who has been seeking to overturn a six-game suspension by the NFL amid domestic-violence allegations after a New Orleans appeals court had sided with the NFL. -
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit upholds ruling linked to Deepwater Horizon settlement
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling regarding the impact financial reforms under the Dodd-Frank Act had on the real estate appraisal industry. -
Appeals court rejects Livingston Parish man's constitutional claims in case involving online comments
An appeals court panel has upheld a district court's dismissal of a Livingston Parish man’s claim that his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated. -
5th Circuit Court of Appeals to review Convergys class-action waiver case
In a victory for Convergys Corp., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled to grant the company’s review following the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) decision that the company violated the National Labor Relations Act. -
Boat transportation dispute unlikely to affect future maritime cases, professor says
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has ruled to reverse a district court’s judgment preventing Industrial Maritime Carriers’ in rem action toward an ocean carrier and otherwise affirm the judgment. -
Loyola professor's defamation suit against New York Times remanded to New Orleans court
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has ruled that a lower court erred in dismissing a defamation suit against the New York Times in which an economics professor claims the publication quoted him out of context. -
Appeals court says third-party companies are liable for compensation in offshore Shell drilling unit collision
A federal appeals court recently ruled that two third-party companies involved in conducting an archaeological sonar survey near an offshore drilling unit in the Gulf of Mexico are not responsible for compensating the two companies found liable for the accident. -
Federal appeals court favors whistle-blowers by enhancing definition of 'good faith
In a recent whistle-blower case, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit broadened the Louisiana Environmental Whistle-Blower Act's definition of -
Despite ruling by U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit, oil companies in Louisiana fear future lawsuits
Despite a recent victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Louisiana oil and gas industry still faces the threat of new litigation from state and local governments. -
Appeals court upholds firing of Bossier Parish sheriff's deputies for swapping wives
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of two Bossier Parish sheriff's deputies for violating the sheriff’s department’s code of conduct after they swapped wives. -
Appeals panel upholds summary judgment for doctor in prisoner suit
NEW ORLEANS — The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a doctor treating a prisoner at the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola was not deliberately indifferent in treating his pain. -
Man claims he was treated unfairly in fight to remove Andrew Jackson statue from town square
NEW ORLEANS -- A Louisiana man has expressed concerns about a ruling by federal judge Carl Barbier that his lawsuit was an "empty gesture," because he sought the removal of a statue of Andrew Jackson from New Orlean's Jackson Square when in actuality, he opposed the removal of any statues.