“When Eight is Not Enough”

Bruce Merenstein authored a post for The Legal Intelligencer Blog published on June 7, 2010 reviewing the Fifth Circuit’s unusual decision in Comer v. Murphy Oil USA, No. 07-60756 (5th Cir. May 28, 2010), where the court chose to dismiss an appeal without addressing the merits because the court only had eight judges available to hear the appeal.