5th Cir.In Re: Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation Volkswagen Ag, a Foreign Corporation Organized Under…
October 10, 2008545 F.3d 304
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2008
Published opinions from 2008. The case name opens the case page.
2008 opinions
5th Cir.Delta & Pine Land Company, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company; Nationwide Mutual…
June 10, 2008530 F.3d 395
The Fifth Circuit vacated summary judgment for Nationwide, holding that endorsements to both the commercial general liability and umbrella policies arguably covered the farmers’ claims and triggered Nationwide’s duty to defend DPL. It also concluded that none of the asserted exclusions barred that defense obligation.
5th Cir.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Osvaldo Cisneros-Gutierrez, Defendant-Appellant
February 13, 2008517 F.3d 751
The Fifth Circuit affirmed Cisneros-Gutierrez’s conviction and 292-month sentence. It held that his brother’s sworn adoption of a factual resume at a plea hearing made the resume admissible as substantive evidence, and it found no reversible error in the Government’s use of the brother’s testimony and prior…