11th Circuit Case Commentaries

False Claims Act Liability for Misdiagnosis-Coded Medicare Claims for Noncovered Chelation Therapy (and No Jury Instruction on Treble Damages)

Date: Jan 23, 2026

False Claims Act Liability for Misdiagnosis-Coded Medicare Claims for Noncovered Chelation Therapy (and No Jury Instruction on Treble Damages) I. Introduction Case: United States v. Charles Adams...

Intrastate Use of an Automobile Satisfies § 1958’s “Facility of Interstate Commerce” Element (Per Se Instrumentality Approach)

Date: Jan 23, 2026

Intrastate Use of an Automobile Satisfies § 1958’s “Facility of Interstate Commerce” Element (Per Se Instrumentality Approach) Introduction In United States v. Kermon Williams (11th Cir. Jan. 21,...

Intervening Misconduct as a Superseding Cause Defeats Temporal-Proximity Retaliation Claims (and “Convincing Mosaic” Adds No Lower Rule 56 Bar)

Date: Jan 22, 2026

Intervening Misconduct as a Superseding Cause Defeats Temporal-Proximity Retaliation Claims (and “Convincing Mosaic” Adds No Lower Rule 56 Bar) I. Introduction In Demetric King v. City of Sylvester...

ERISA “Active Employment” Lapse May Be Reasonably Found from Contemporaneous Payroll/Productivity Records, Triggering a Preexisting-Condition Exclusion Under Arbitrary-and-Capricious Review

Date: Jan 22, 2026

ERISA “Active Employment” Lapse May Be Reasonably Found from Contemporaneous Payroll/Productivity Records, Triggering a Preexisting-Condition Exclusion Under Arbitrary-and-Capricious Review 1....

Post-Ismael Summary Judgment Rule: Once an Employer Produces a Legitimate Reason, McDonnell Douglas Drops Out and Plaintiffs Must Show a “Convincing Mosaic” Beyond Job Titles

Date: Jan 21, 2026

Post-Ismael Summary Judgment Rule: Once an Employer Produces a Legitimate Reason, McDonnell Douglas Drops Out and Plaintiffs Must Show a “Convincing Mosaic” Beyond Job Titles Case: Larry Coleman v....

Reasoned Consideration Satisfied When the BIA Addresses the Core Equitable-Tolling Explanation for an Untimely Appeal—Even Without Discussing Each Diligence Exhibit

Date: Jan 21, 2026

Reasoned Consideration Satisfied When the BIA Addresses the Core Equitable-Tolling Explanation for an Untimely Appeal—Even Without Discussing Each Diligence Exhibit Case: Tania Suazo Cruz v. U.S....

Pro Se § 1983 Claims Against Private Media: Persistent Shotgun Pleading Warrants Dismissal With Prejudice Absent Plausible State Action

Date: Jan 18, 2026

Pro Se § 1983 Claims Against Private Media: Persistent Shotgun Pleading Warrants Dismissal With Prejudice Absent Plausible State Action 1. Introduction In Stephen Lynch Murray v. Janelle Irwin...

Montreal Convention Governs International Round-Trip Flights and Incorporates Maritime Joint-and-Several Liability Where the Treaty Is Silent

Date: Jan 18, 2026

Montreal Convention Governs International Round-Trip Flights and Incorporates Maritime Joint-and-Several Liability Where the Treaty Is Silent Case: Richard Murphy, III v. Airway Air Charter, Inc....

Montreal Convention Exclusivity and Maritime Joint-and-Several Liability as Gap-Fillers for International Air Crash Damages

Date: Jan 18, 2026

Montreal Convention Exclusivity and Maritime Joint-and-Several Liability as Gap-Fillers for International Air Crash Damages Introduction In Richard Murphy, III v. Airway Air Charter, Inc. (11th Cir....

Exchange Act § 21(d)(7) Disgorgement May Be Ordered to the U.S. Treasury Without an Investor-Benefit Limitation (11th Cir.)

Date: Jan 17, 2026

Exchange Act § 21(d)(7) Disgorgement May Be Ordered to the U.S. Treasury Without an Investor-Benefit Limitation (11th Cir.) Introduction In U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Spartan...

Circumstantial Proof Can Sustain § 841(b)(1)(C) “Death Results” Liability Despite Postmortem-Redistribution Uncertainty

Date: Jan 17, 2026

Circumstantial Proof Can Sustain § 841(b)(1)(C) “Death Results” Liability Despite Postmortem-Redistribution Uncertainty 1. Introduction In United States v. Lawrence Coley, III (11th Cir. Jan. 16,...

Indictment Particularity Does Not Convert Specific Property into an Element of 18 U.S.C. § 666 Federal Program Theft

Date: Jan 17, 2026

Indictment Particularity Does Not Convert Specific Property into an Element of 18 U.S.C. § 666 Federal Program Theft Case: United States v. Emiliya Radford (11th Cir. Jan. 16, 2026) (per curiam) (Not...

Fraudulent Credentialing as Property Fraud: Salaries and Benefits Paid to Unqualified Nurses Are “Money or Property” (Not “Right-to-Control”)

Date: Jan 17, 2026

Fraudulent Credentialing as Property Fraud: Salaries and Benefits Paid to Unqualified Nurses Are “Money or Property” (Not “Right-to-Control”) Introduction In United States v. Gail Russ (11th Cir....

Recusal Not Required When a Federal Judge’s Prior State-Appellate Role Involved Only a Non-Merits Discretionary-Review Denial

Date: Jan 17, 2026

Recusal Not Required When a Federal Judge’s Prior State-Appellate Role Involved Only a Non-Merits Discretionary-Review Denial Introduction In Waseem Daker v. Sheriff, Cobb County (11th Cir. Jan. 16,...

Compassionate Release: “Unusually Long Sentence” Requires a Real Change-in-Law Disparity; Florida Attempted First-Degree Murder Remains a Career-Offender Crime of Violence

Date: Jan 17, 2026

Compassionate Release: “Unusually Long Sentence” Requires a Real Change-in-Law Disparity; Florida Attempted First-Degree Murder Remains a Career-Offender Crime of Violence 1. Introduction In United...

Equitable-Only Lanham Act Relief Eliminates Jury Trial Absent Non‑Speculative Proof of Actual Damages

Date: Jan 17, 2026

Equitable-Only Lanham Act Relief Eliminates Jury Trial Absent Non‑Speculative Proof of Actual Damages Case: Florida Virtual School v. K12, Inc. (11th Cir. Jan. 15, 2026) (not for publication) Court:...

Pleading Comparator Similarity and Decisionmaker Knowledge: Dismissal of Title VII/ADA Discrimination and Retaliation Claims at the Rule 12(b)(6) Stage

Date: Jan 16, 2026

Pleading Comparator Similarity and Decisionmaker Knowledge: Dismissal of Title VII/ADA Discrimination and Retaliation Claims at the Rule 12(b)(6) Stage Case: Valerie Lowery v. Jefferson County Racing...

Arbitration-Based Preclusion in FCRA Cases: New Post-Award Inaccuracies Required; Nonparty CRAs May Invoke Collateral Estoppel

Date: Jan 16, 2026

Arbitration-Based Preclusion in FCRA Cases: New Post-Award Inaccuracies Required; Nonparty CRAs May Invoke Collateral Estoppel Case: Ray'Quan Harding v. TransUnion LLC, Experian Information...

Completed Hobbs Act Robbery Remains a § 924(c) “Crime of Violence” After Taylor (11th Cir.)

Date: Jan 16, 2026

Completed Hobbs Act Robbery Remains a § 924(c) “Crime of Violence” After Taylor (11th Cir.) 1. Introduction In United States v. Jordan Lewis (11th Cir. Jan. 15, 2026) (unpublished), the Eleventh...

Ejectment Requires Plausible Present Title: Historic Georgia Land Grant and Lineage Allegations Are Insufficient Without a Non-Speculative Chain of Title

Date: Jan 16, 2026

Ejectment Requires Plausible Present Title: Historic Georgia Land Grant and Lineage Allegations Are Insufficient Without a Non-Speculative Chain of Title 1. Introduction In Scott Brown v. Travis E....

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