Rowan Companies, Inc. v. McCurdy – 140 F.3d 1038 – Mar 24, 1998

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC., Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellee, v. Berwin B. McCURDY, Jr., Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellant. No. 97-20759. | Summary Calendar. | March 24, 1998. Opinion PER CURIAM.* *1 The district court ruled by summary judgment that appellant Berwin McCurdy, Jr.’s personal injury claim under the Jones Act1 and his claim for […]

Sherrod v. American Airlines, Inc. – 132 F.3d 1112 – Jan 27, 1998

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Rebecca SHERROD, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant–Appellee. No. 97–10011 | Jan. 27, 1998. Attorneys & Firms *1115 Ben A. Goff, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff–Appellant. Thomas L. Case, Douglas Clark Bracken, Dallas, TX, for Defendant–Appellee. Opinion ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge: In this employment discrimination case which originated […]

Rosales v. Martinez – 134 F.3d 369 – Dec 18, 1997

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Mauro C. ROSALES and Lucila Salazar Rosales, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Mary MARTINEZ, Individually and as Postmaster; Greg M. Castillo, Individually and as Postal Inspector; Gilbert Galvan, Individually and as Supervisor; Robert Pantoja, Individually and as Superintendent of Postal Operations; Marvin T. Runyon, Individually and as Postmaster General; United States […]

FMC Corp. v. Perez – 128 F.3d 908 – Nov 24, 1997

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. FMC CORPORATION, Employer; National Union Fire Insurance Company, Petitioners, v. Rodrigo J. PEREZ; Director, Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Respondents. No. 96-60664. | Nov. 24, 1997. Attorneys & Firms *908 Ralph F. Mayer, Christopher Andrew Lowrance, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Corpus Christi, TX, […]

U.S. v. Brumley – 116 F.3d 728 – Jun 18, 1997

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Michael Bryant BRUMLEY, Defendant–Appellant. No. 94–40560 | June 18, 1997. | Rehearing Denied July 23, 1997. Attorneys & Firms *729 Traci Lynne Kenner, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Lon Stuart Platt, Tyler, TX, Mervyn J. Hamburg, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, DC, […]

Guneratne v. St. Marys Hosp. – 119 F.3d 3 – Jun 18, 1997

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Barbara GUNERATNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee. No. 96-41227. | Summary Calendar. | June 18, 1997. Opinion PER CURIAM.* *1 Barbara Guneratne filed this action against St. Mary’s Hospital alleging that the hospital unlawfully discriminated against her in violation of Title VII of the Civil Act of […]

Nautilus Ins. Co. v. Zamora – 114 F.3d 536 – Jun 13, 1997

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. Maria De Jesus ZAMORA, et al., Defendants, Maria De Jesus Zamora, Defendant–Appellant. No. 96–40662. | June 13, 1997. Attorneys & Firms *537 Thomas F. Nye, Linda Claire Breck, Brin & Brin, Corpus Christi, TX, for Plaintiff–Appellee. Maria Elena Morales, Roberto Balli, Laredo, TX, […]

Marshall v. Atandt – 117 F.3d 1417 – Jun 5, 1997

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Sanford L. MARSHALL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AT & T Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee. No. 96-11480. | Summary Calendar. | June 5, 1997. Opinion JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge.* *1 Sanford L. Marshall appeals a summary judgment on his common law battery and retaliatory discharge claims against AT & T, Inc. (“AT […]

Mosley v. Excel Corp. – 109 F.3d 1006 – Mar 26, 1997

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Ernest MOSLEY, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. EXCEL CORPORATION, Defendant–Appellee. No. 96–10303. | March 26, 1997. | Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied April 28, 1997. Attorneys & Firms *1007 Kevin Thomas Glasheen, Fadduol & Glasheen, Lubbock, TX, for Plaintiff–Appellant. Robert L. Craig, Jr., Eric Gordon Walraven, Craig, Terrill […]

Graef v. Chemical Leaman Corp. – 106 F.3d 112 – Feb 24, 1997

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. James L. GRAEF, Plaintiff–Appellee, v. CHEMICAL LEAMAN CORPORATION, Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc., Dennis Copeland, and John Gallagher, Defendants–Appellants. No. 95–40945 | Feb. 24, 1997. Attorneys & Firms *114 John Fritz Barnett, John Hart Stevenson, Barnett & Craddock, Houston, TX, Lou Ann Cloy, Beaumont, TX, for plaintiff-appellee. Vincent […]