Tag: insurance

September 4, 2026, opinions

September 7, 2026

Designated for publication Willett, J. (Stewart, Clement, Willett) (oral argument heard on initial review); criminal, guilty plea, Second Amendment, Commerce Clause Upon remand from U.S. Supreme Court, affirming conviction of firearm-possession-by-controlled-substance-user on guilty plea, rejecting challenge to appeal-waiver. Kenleone Joe Nyandoro was charged with possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of a controlled substance … More September 4, 2026, opinions

September 3, 2026, opinions

September 4, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Wiener, Willett, Douglas) (oral argument on original setting, prior to Supreme Court remand); Federal Tort Claims Act On remand from U.S. Supreme Court, affirming dismissal of plaintiff’s tort claims arising from refusal to deliver mail, modified to be dismissal without prejudice. Lebene Konan alleged that USPS mail carrier Raymond Rojas … More September 3, 2026, opinions

August 26, 2026, opinions

August 27, 2026

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (King, Higginson, Duncan) (oral argument), Duncan, J., dissenting; criminal, sentencing Vacating 46-month sentence on conviction of illegal reentry, and remanding for resentencing. Alexander Palencia-Berrum pled guilty to illegal reentry under 8 U.S.C. § 1326. His criminal history included three DWI convictions, an obstruction/minor-in-possession conviction, a domestic battery guilty plea, a … More August 26, 2026, opinions

August 19-21, 2026, opinions

August 22, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Smith, Haynes, Oldham) (no oral argument), criminal, sentencing, guilty plea On remand from U.S. Supreme Court, dismissing appeal of conviction and sentence in light of appeal waiver in plea agreement. Davantae London robbed multiple Wal-Mart stores at gunpoint in the Houston area. As part of his plea agreement, he waived … More August 19-21, 2026, opinions

August 17-18, 2026, opinions

August 19, 2026

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Richman, Higginson, Douglas) (oral argument), criminal, sufficiency of evidence, witness testimony, evidence, sentencing, Second Amendment, Commerce Clause Affirming conviction and sentence on drug and firearms charges. Travis Enclade and Terence Wilson, relatives suspected of narcotics trafficking in New Orleans, were the subjects of a two-month DEA surveillance operation using pole … More August 17-18, 2026, opinions

August 5, 2026, opinions

August 6, 2026

Designated for publication Graves, J. (Wiener, Haynes, Graves) (oral argument), takings, preemption Affirming dismissal of challenges to City’s short-term rentals regulations. New Orleans has enacted a series of ordinances to address the negative effects of short-term rentals (e.g., Airbnb) on residential neighborhoods, including noise, trash, loss of neighborhood character, and reduced affordable housing. A group … More August 5, 2026, opinions

August 4, 2026, opinions

August 5, 2026

Designated for publication Willett, J. (Willett, Engelhardt, Douglas) (oral argument withdrawn), Privileges and Immunities Clause, Equal Protection, preliminary injunction Reversing denial of preliminary injunction to plaintiff challenging Texas residency provisions for escrow-officer license, and remanding with instructions to enter preliminary injunction. Geoffrey Polk, a resident of Illinois licensed to practice law in approximately forty jurisdictions … More August 4, 2026, opinions

July 20, 2026, opinions

July 21, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (en banc), Higginson, J., dissenting from grant of en banc rehearing; criminal, Second Amendment, Commerce Clause, en banc Granting en banc rehearing of June 2 panel decision (Clement, Southwick, Engelhardt) that affirmed a conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon, rejecting an as-applied Second Amendment challenge. In a … More July 20, 2026, opinions

June 12, 2026, opinions

June 15, 2026

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Haynes, Higginson, Ho) (oral argument withdrawn), § 1983, sovereign immunity, supplemental jurisdiction Affirming as dismissal of § 1983 claims against Texas DOT as subject to sovereign immunity; and affirming declination to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims, though modified to be a dismissal without prejudice. John Gannon, Inc. owned billboards … More June 12, 2026, opinions

June 8, 2026, opinions

June 9, 2026

Designated for publication Duncan, J. (King, Higginson, Duncan) (no oral argument), tax law Affirming tax court’s judgment upholding imposition of estate-tax liability and assessment of 20% negligence penalty. As Anne Milner Fields’s health rapidly declined in 2016 due to end-stage Alzheimer’s, her great-nephew and agent Bryan Milner transferred approximately $17 million of her assets into … More June 8, 2026, opinions