US v. Salas-Fernandez, 08-2015, concerned a challenge to the district court’s judgment ordering defendant to pay $157,370.83 in restitution to Loomis-Fargo, in a conviction of the defendant for his participation in an armed robbery of a Loomis-Fargo bank truck, using a firearm and threats of violence.  In affirmin, the court held that there is no abuse of discretion, let alone any plain error, in the district court’s order to pay restitution forthwith.

 

Coons v. Indus. Knife Co., Inc., 09-1489, concerned a challenge to the district court’s reversal of a $328,000 judgment in plaintiff’s favor and award of attorney’s fees and expenses to defendant in connection with plaintiff’s untimely designation of expert witnesses, in plaintiff’s suit under various state law product liability theories, for suffering a serious hand injury while changing an industrial paper-cutting knife at his place of employment. In affirming the judgment, the court held that, plaintiff’s claim that defendant waived the statute of limitations defense by failing to raise it through a timely pre-trial motion or a renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law is easily rejected as a party does not waive a properly pleaded defense by failing to raise it by motion before trial.  The court also held that the claims against defendant are time-barred as a matter of law and the amended complaint does not relate back to the original complaint.  Further, district court did not abuse its discretion, either in awarding fees in the first place or in determining the amount of the award.

Related Resources:

  • Full text of Coons v. Indus. Knife Co., Inc., 09-1489
  • Full text of Huang v. Holder, 10-1100
  • Full text of US v. Salas-Fernandez, 08-2015

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