March 13-14, 2023, opinions
March 15, 2023
Designated for publication Unpublished
Tag: preemption
March 8, 2023, opinions
March 9, 2023
Designated for publication Unpublished
March 10-11, 2022, opinions
March 21, 2022
Designated for publication Fakhuri v. Garland, 19-60275, petition for review of BIA order Smith, J. (Smith, Costa, Wilson), immigration Denying in part and dismissing in part Jordanian citizen’s (and legal permanent resident’s) petition for review of BIA order sustaining IJ’s determination that Tennessee conviction of money laundering was an “aggravated felony” supporting removal, on basis … More March 10-11, 2022, opinions
January 11-14, 2022, opinions
January 17, 2022
Designated for publication Williams v. Boeing Co., 18-31158, appeal from E.D. La. Southwick, J. (Southwick, Graves, Engelhardt), personal tort, multi-district litigation Reversing in part final judgment entered in mesothelioma case by district court in Louisiana after summary judgment by MDL court in Pennsylvania, and remanded for further proceedings. The Court held that the MDL district … More January 11-14, 2022, opinions
August 4, 2021 opinions
August 5, 2021
Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. Sullivan, 18-50722, appeal from W.D. Tex. Ho, J. (Stewart, Clement, Ho), preemption Affirming summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, to enjoin enforcement of provisions of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act that put caps on the amount insurers must pay providers of emergency air transport services, on the basis that the … More August 4, 2021 opinions
Take the Fifth: March 9, 2021 opinions
March 10, 2021
Designated for publication Williams v. Lockheed Martin Corp., 18-31162, appeal from E.D. La. Owen, C.J. (Owen, Willett, Oldham), federal officer jurisdiction, asbestos, sanctions Denying petition for en banc rehearing, granting petition for panel rehearing, vacating panel opinion, and issuing new decision affirming district court’s denial of motion to remand, summary judgment dismissal of asbestos-exposure claims, … More Take the Fifth: March 9, 2021 opinions
Take the Fifth: Feb. 5, 2021 opinions
February 8, 2021
Unpublished U.S. v. Taylor, 19-10261, appeal from N.D. Tex. Higginson, J. (Stewart, Higginson, Wilson), criminal, sentencing Affirming above-guidelines sentence following guilty plea to one count of attempted bank robbery and one count of using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. U.S. v. Valdez, 19-11158, appeal from … More Take the Fifth: Feb. 5, 2021 opinions
Take the Fifth: Oct. 16, 2020 opinions
October 18, 2020
Designated for publication U.S. v. Barry, 19-11091, appeal from N.D. Tex. Smith, J. (Smith, Clement, Oldham), criminal, sentencing Affirming sentence that was based on a calculation of drug-quantity involved that relied in part on a conversion of the amount of cash possessed by defendant into the amount of drugs that would have been sold to … More Take the Fifth: Oct. 16, 2020 opinions
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