U.S. Fifth Circuit
Filter by Category
Order in the Court? Chief Judge Jones to Colleague: Shut Up!
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The pressures of the bench may finally be affecting Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Edith Jones. After admonishing District Judge Sam Sparks for...
5th Cir Addresses Alcohol Exclusion in Accidental Death Policy
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Insurance policies are written to favor the insurer by including coverage exclusions, and the courts won't help beneficiaries litigate around them. Last week,...
10 Years of Lies Undermine 'Good Moral Character' Assertion
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The distant past can come back to haunt a naturalization applicant. To qualify for naturalization, an applicant must demonstrate that he is "a person of good...
BP Contests Oil Spill Settlement, Fearing 'Fictional Losses'
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
In late August, British Petroleum (BP) asked the Fifth Circuit to put a freeze on the settlement process, which BP had approved in 2012, to avoid entitling...
$25M Judgment Against Pilgrim's Pride Overturned
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
Pilgrim's Pride won't have to shell out $25 million to Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana chicken growers after the Fifth Circuit overturned the lower court's...
3 Texans Surface as Potential 5th Circuit Nominees
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
Since things are looking up for Obama's court nominees, his focus has turned to fill three vacancies in the Fifth Circuit. A trio of Texans is being vetted for...
Top Contributors
Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
Managing Editor
Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
Attorney Writer
Kit Yona, M.A.
Legal Writer
Mariana Petersen
Legal Content Editor
Top Contributors
Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
Managing Editor
Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
Attorney Writer
Kit Yona, M.A.
Legal Writer
Mariana Petersen
Legal Content Editor