May 11-16, 2023, opinions
May 19, 2023
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May 4, 2022, opinions
May 22, 2022
Catching up on the blog after some non-stop over-drive briefing weeks, so both published and unpublished opinions will only contain summary disposition information and not the usual fuller descriptions. Designated for publication Johnson v. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc., 21-20022, appeal from S.D. Tex. per curiam (King, Smith, Haynes), Elrod, J., dissenting from denial of rehearing (joined by … More May 4, 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
November 5-6, 2021, opinions
November 8, 2021
Designated for publication Houston v. Texas Department of Agriculture, 20-20591, appeal from S.D. Tex. Higginson, J. (King, Higginson, Wilson), retaliation, Family and Medical Leave Act, Rehabilitation Act Affirming summary judgment dismissal of plaintiff’s claims of retaliation for exercising rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act and for discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act. The Court … More November 5-6, 2021, opinions
Take the Fifth: May 20, 2021 opinions
May 21, 2021
Designated for publication Maniar v. Garland, 18-60667, petition for review of BIA order Ho, J. (Barksdale, Elrod, Ho), immigration Denying in part and dismissing in part petition to review BIA order upholding IJ’s removal order on the basis that the petitioner had committed an aggravated felony. The Court held that the petitioner’s conviction of conspiracy … More Take the Fifth: May 20, 2021 opinions
Take the Fifth: March 1, 2021 opinions
March 2, 2021
Texas Association of Manufacturers v. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 17-60836, on petition for review of an order of the CPSC Owen, C.J. (Owen, Southwick, Higginson), administrative law, standing, Administrative Procedures Act Holding that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) procedurally erred in promulgating a final rule limiting the concentration of 5 phthalates in children’s … More Take the Fifth: March 1, 2021 opinions
Take the Fifth: Dec. 11 and 14, 2020 opinions
December 15, 2020
Designated for publication Stelly v. Duriso, 19-20160, appeal from S.D. Tex. Haynes, J. (Jones, Haynes, Ho), Ho. J., concurring in part; intentional infliction of emotional distress, employment discrimination Vacating district court’s default judgment in favor of plaintiff on intentional infliction of emotional distress (“IIED”) claim against individual defendant in lawsuit against unions and maritime association … More Take the Fifth: Dec. 11 and 14, 2020 opinions
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