• Sossamon v. Lone Star State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2009-02-19
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    Date Filed: 2009-02-17
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Wiener, Circuit Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 07-50632

    Before WIENER, GARZA, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.We are asked today to resolve a number of questions concerning the extent to which, based on the special considerations we afford the government in

  • Sossamon v. Lone Star State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2009-03-19
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    Date Filed: 2009-02-17
    Court: 5th Cir.
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    Case Number: 07-50632

    Published opinionREVISED MARCH 10, 2009Before WIENER, GARZA, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges. WIENER, Circuit Judge.We are asked today to resolve a number of questions concerning the extent to whi

  • Harper Macleod Solicitors v. Keaty & Keaty

    Publication Date: 2001-07-27
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    Date Filed: 2001-07-26
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Benavides, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 00-30906

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaAppellees Thomas Keaty, Robert Keaty and Keaty & Keaty, d/b/a the Keaty Law Firm, (the Defendants) suffered a d

  • January 19, 2006 | The Corporate Counselor

    What Every Corporate Counsel Should Know About Non-Compete Agreements

    Successful businesses want to protect their proprietary information, whether it is a "secret ingredient" or a customer list. Many companies seek to achieve this goal by requiring that all employees

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  • Miller v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-27
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    Date Filed: 2012-11-21
    Court: Tex. Crim. App.
    Judge: Johnson, J
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    Case Number: NO. PD-0705-11

    Johnson delivered the opinion of the Court in which Meyers, Price, Keasler, Cochran, and Alcala, JJ., joined. Keller, P.J., filed a dissenting opinion in which Hervey joined. Womack

  • Morales v. Thaler

    Publication Date: 2013-04-18
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    Date Filed: 2013-04-16
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: Jerry E. Smith, Circuit Judge:
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    Case Number: 12-50341

    United States Court of Appeals Fifth CircuitLyle W. Cayce ClerkBefore REAVLEY, JOLLY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.The district court granted habeas corpus relief to David M

  • Digital Design Group, Inc. v. Information Builders, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2001-03-06
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    Date Filed: 2001-02-27
    Court: Ok. Sup. Ct.
    Judge: HARGRAVE , KAUGER, SUMMERS, BOUDREAU, WINCHESTER; Judges
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gladys E. Cherry
    for defendant: Clyde A. Muchmore

    Case Number: No. 92018

    The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. KAUGER, J.:Two issues are presented on certiorari: 1) whether the discovery rule applies to a libel claim; A HREF

  • March 1, 2005 |

    Recent Trends in Punitive Damages Awards

    The Supreme Court's decision in State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell, 538 U.S. 408 (2003), addressing punitive damage awards was a culminating moment in a decade of high court jur

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  • Green Leaves Restaurant, Inc. v. 617 H Street Associates

    Publication Date: 2009-07-08
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    Date Filed: 2009-06-25
    Court: D.C. Ct. App.
    Judge: Glickman, Associate Judge
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    Case Number: Nos. 04-CV-1359, 06-CV-1179, 06-CV-1193

    Argued December 16, 2008Before REID, GLICKMAN and THOMPSON, Associate Judges.These consolidated appeals pit guarantors of a commercial lease against the landlord and each other. In the proceedin

  • Homoki v. Conversion Services

    Publication Date: 2013-06-05
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    Date Filed: 2013-05-28
    Court: 5th Cir.
    Judge: FOOTE, District Judge:
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    Case Number: 11-20371

    Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of TexasBefore KING and HIGGINSON, Circuit Judges,