The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in March 2024. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. CLASS ACTIONS: Class Action Fairness Act’s local controversy exception to federal jurisdiction requires that all plaintiffs sustain their principal injuries in theforum state and nowhere else. Cheapside Mins., Ltd.

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during February 2024. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of March 11, 2024. ATTORNEY’S FEES: Court reverses order denying attorney’s fees.  Abira Med. Laboratories, LLV v. OMH-Healthedge Holdings, Inc., No. 03-22-00176-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Feb. 13, 2024, no

The following are summaries of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from August 2023. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of March 1, 2024. DEFENSIVE INSTRUCTIONS – CONSENT: Trial court did not err in failing to include additional factual detail in defensive instructions.  Poncio v. State, No. 03-22-00292-CR

The following are summaries of opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in February 2024. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: Contractual limitations provision barred federal employment discrimination claim. Harris v. FedEx Corp. Servs., Inc., 92 F.4th 286 (5th Cir. 2024). FedEx hired Harris as an account executive in

The following are summaries  of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from August 2023. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. The subsequent history is current as of Feb. 1, 2024. DEFENSIVE ISSUES—MISTAKE OF FACT: In prosecution for failure to stop and render aid, defendant was entitled to

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during January 2024. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of Feb. 7, 2024.  ORIGINAL PROCEEDING: Court grants relief where trial court denied discovery of plaintiff’s medical history.  In re Westside Roofing,

The following are summaries of opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in January 2024. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. TRADEMARK: Antique Rolex watches with added diamonds, modified bezels, or replaced bands did not qualify for refurbishment exception to trademark infringement. Rolex Watch USA, Inc. v. BeckerTime, L.L.C., No. 22-10866, 2024

The following are summaries of selected criminal opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals from July 2023. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of Jan. 3, 2024. JURISDICTION—APPEALABLE ORDERS BY THE STATE: Appellate court lacked jurisdiction to review trial court order granting in part defendant’s motion in limine.  State v. Nassour,

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during November and December 2023. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of Jan. 9, 2024.  FAMILY LAW: Court reverses modification order entered without evidence.  Abila v. Miller, No. 03-22-00452-CV(Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 21, 2023, no pet. h.).  In

The following are summaries of opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in October 2023. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. FIRST AMENDMENT: All State Bar speech supported by mandatory dues must be directly related to regulating the legal profession or improving the quality of legal services. Boudreaux v. La. State Bar