Eleventh Circuit Clarifies: 28 U.S.C. § 1927 Does Not Reach Non‑Attorney Pro Se Litigants Case: Laura Perryman v. Tarek Kiem, et al. (In re Micron Devices) Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies: No § 7431 Liability Against Purely Private Actors Absent a Predicate § 6103/§ 6104(c) Violation Case: Robert Winenger v. April Martin Lowry Court: United States Court of...
Waiver Means Tolling, Not Amnesty: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Georgia Insurance Law on Suit-Limitation Waivers, “Prompt” Notice, and the Meaning of “Suspension” for Business-Income Coverage...
Misplacing §1591(c)’s “Reasonable Opportunity to Observe” in Force-Based Sex-Trafficking Charges Is Surplusage; Invited Error Bars Review of Instructional Misstatements Introduction This commentary...
No Adverse Effect Means No Longevity Risk Shift: Eleventh Circuit bars lump-sum terminations of top hat defined-benefit plans that reduce any participant’s lifetime annuity (Hoak v. NCR) Introduction...
“Prematurity and Particularity” – The Eleventh Circuit’s Refinement of ADA Accommodation and Preliminary-Injunction Standards in Pro Se Civil Litigation Introduction In Kareem Marshall v. Creditors...
“Intent-over-Incapacity”: The Eleventh Circuit Affirms that Mental Illness Alone Does Not Defeat Judicial Estoppel Introduction Mehrnoosh Payrow v. Chad Chronister addresses a civil rights action...
Eleventh Circuit Draws a Clear Line Between Contractual and Statutory-Tort Claims in Choice-of-Law Analysis: NetRoadshow, Inc. v. Carrandi (11th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction NetRoadshow, Inc. v. Lisa...
“Plausibility over Formalism” – Burgess v. Palm Tran and the Eleventh Circuit’s Blueprint for Pro Se Employment-Discrimination Pleadings 1. Introduction Thomas Burgess, an African-American applicant...
Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms District Courts’ Discretion to Deny Compassionate Release Solely on § 3553(a) Grounds Despite Post-Sentence Legal Changes Introduction On 25 August 2025 the United States...
Clarifying “Material Additions” Under the False Claims Act’s Public-Disclosure Bar Commentary on United States ex rel. Robert V. Smith v. Jay Odom & Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners,...
“Clear-Repudiation” Starts the Clock: Eleventh Circuit Reinforces Contractual Limitations and Plausibility Pleading under ERISA in Ahanotu v. NFL Retirement Board 1. Introduction This Court of...
“Stipulated Prevailing Status” and the Lodestar’s Resilience: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Full Attorneys’-Fee Recovery in FLSA Settlements (Becton & Barker v. WBY, Inc.) Introduction This commentary...
Eleventh Circuit Solidifies Lodestar Presumption and Objection Specificity in FLSA Fee-Shifting Commentary on Soraya Barker v. WBY, Inc. (11th Cir. Aug. 22, 2025) Introduction The consolidated...
EEZs as High Seas: Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms MDLEA Jurisdiction and Stateless-Vessel Definition Introduction In United States v. Benjamin Sandoval (consolidated with United States v. Martin Anthony...
Inferred Conspiracy Through Intermediary Conduct: The Eleventh Circuit’s Clarification on Sufficiency of Evidence in United States v. Damion Clarke 1. Introduction On 22 August 2025, the United...
High Seas Jurisdiction Unbound: United States v. Trench & Sandoval (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction On 22 August 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a per curiam decision in...
Candor Over Silence: Eleventh Circuit Holds that Government May Reveal Post-Plea Misconduct Without Breaching a Low-End Recommendation—Recruitment Alone Triggers §3B1.1(c) Leadership Enhancement...
United States v. Lewis – The Eleventh Circuit’s Post-Erlinger Template for Plain-Error Review of ACCA “Different Occasions” Findings Introduction In United States v. Willie Lee Lewis, the Eleventh...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies ADA Accommodation Boundaries: Indefinite Leave and the Futile-Gesture Doctrine Introduction In Brenda Hairston v. Community Hospital Holding Company, LLC, the United States...