This is a false arrest and excessive force case following an altercation between Reynaldo Ramirez ( Ramirez ) and Deputy Jose Taser Joe Martinez ( Martinez ) in Jim Wells County, Texas. Martinez appeals the district court s denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity on Ra...   MORE>>

Plaintiff-Appellee Wellogix, Inc. alleged that Defendant-Appellant Accenture, L.L.P, misappropriated its trade secrets. After a nine-day trial, a jury returned a unanimous verdict against Accenture, awarding Wellogix compensatory and punitive damages. After a careful review of the record, we find th...   MORE>>

Robert Lassiter appeals the District Court s grant of defendants motion for judgment on the pleadings under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the order of the District Court. I. Background On May 25, 2011, Lassiter filed a complaint all...   MORE>>

A group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents and property owners ( Plaintiffs ) alleged that emissions by energy companies ( Defendants ) contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina, which, in turn, damaged their property. The district court dismissed their claims with ...   MORE>>

This case stems from a plane crash that resulted in serious injuries to both pilot and passenger. Among various claims against numerous defendants, plaintiffs allege that the aircraft engine manufacturer is liable for negligently failing to warn airplane owners and operators, and failing to notify r...   MORE>>

More than fifty times between 2002 and 2005, Otto May, Jr., a pipefitter at Chrysler s Belvedere Assembly Plant, was the target of racist, xenophobic, homophobic, and anti-Semitic graffiti that appeared in and around the plant s paint department. Examples, unfortunately, are necessary to show ho...   MORE>>

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff PHL Variable Insurance Company ("PHL") in its equitable action for rescission of a life insurance policy and special damages incident to the rescission of that policy. See PHL Variable Ins. Co. v. P. Bowie 2008 Irrevocable Trus...   MORE>>

Petitioner s father established a trust for the benefit of petitioner and his siblings, and made petitioner the (nonprofessional) trustee. The trust s sole asset was the father s life insurance policy. Petitioner borrowed funds from the trust three times; all borrowed funds were repaid with in...   MORE>>

The Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) preempts state laws related to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier . . . with respect to the transportation of property. 49 U. S. C. 14501(c)(1). This provision borrows from the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978...   MORE>>

The outcome of this appeal turns on our interpretation of the Supreme Court s recent decision in J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro specifically whether that decision renders our stream-of-commerce approach to personal jurisdiction improper. Finding that application of the stream-of-commerc...   MORE>>