U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Recent News About U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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Texas hospital system loses appeal requesting $21.7 million depreciation adjustment
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Hospital -
Man seeking whistleblower protection loses appeal
NEW ORLEANS – A man that accused GE Energy of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act lost an appeal in a case where he sought “whistleblower” status. -
Transocean loses appeal to withhold documents from safety board
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Corpus Christi police officers win partial appeal
NEW ORLEANS – Two Corpus Christi Police Officers appealed a district court’s decision to deny their motion for summary judgment against claims of excessive force and unlawful arrest. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision regarding an unlawful-arrest claim, but reversed the decision concerning the excessive-force claim. -
New Orleans nursing home loses appeal to retain Medicare eligibility
NEW ORLEANS – Administrators of a Medicare program seeking to extend its participation in the government program have won an appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a case against a Baton Rouge-based nursing and rehabilitation center. -
BP’s request to put emergency stop on claim process during fraud investigation denied
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Federal Judge Carl Barbier has ruled against a temporary stop to claims payments stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill while an investigation is underway into potential wrongdoing in the office of Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau. -
Homeowners lose appeal claims in foreclosure case over claims of "robo-signing"
NEW ORLEANS - Homeowners seeking to avoid foreclosure lost an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit against the Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. -
Man wins appeal against the IRS for attorney’s fees for FOIA request of audit
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Firearms dealers lose appeal over ATF’s tracking of semi-automatic firearm purchases
NEW ORLEANS – Two firearms dealers who disobeyed an order to report semi-automatic firearms sales lost an appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.Robby Betts, doing business as Golden States Tactical, and 10 Ring Precision INC appealed a demand issued by the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in its effort to combat illegal trafficking of firearms from the United States -
BP sets up fraud hotline only a week after arguing claims process in appeals court
NEW ORLEANS – British Petroleum 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. -
Employee loses ERISA appeal at Fifth Circuit
NEW ORLEANS - An employee of a Dallas-based marketing company lost an appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claim he filed over the company’s alleged mismanagement of an employee savings plan. -
Security company loses appeal over statute of limitations in prison rape case
NEW ORLEANS - A security company lost an appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on a statute of limitations question. -
Foreign corporation loses appeal in case against the IRS
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BP plaintiffs lawyers once represented Scruggs
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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. -
Department of Health and Hospitals loses appeal in Medicaid benefit termination
NEW ORLEANS - The Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals lost an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning its attempt at terminating Medicaid benefits to a Louisiana resident. -
Appeals court agrees with mineral servitude judgment
NEW ORLEANS – A Sabine Parish property owner lost an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit related to a dispute over mineral rights.
