Category Archives: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit Vacates Judge McBryde’s Triple Tee Golf Sanctions Order

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Steven Callahan

Last February, we blogged about Judge McBryde’s 114-page Triple Tee Golf opinion sanctioning several attorneys (and their client) for allegedly violating Rule 11.  We just noticed that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion from April 2011 … Continue reading →

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Is the Plaintiff’s Choice of Venue a Factor in the Section 1404(a) Venue Analysis in the Northern District of Texas?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Steven Callahan

We recently noticed the Court’s opinion in Wells Fargo Bank v. Bank of America (pdf copy of the decision here).  The opinion dealt with Bank of America’s motion to transfer venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).  Bank of America … Continue reading →

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5th Circuit Reinstates SEC’s Complaint Against Mark Cuban

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Steven Callahan

In July 2009, Chief Judge Fitzwater of the Northern District of Texas dismissed the SEC’s insider trading complaint against Dallas resident (and owner of the Dallas Mavericks) Mark Cuban, finding that the SEC had not adequately alleged that Cuban undertook … Continue reading →

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