Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that Non-Retroactive Amendment 709 Cannot Be Used to Achieve “Zero-Point Offender” Relief Under Retroactive Amendment 821 Introduction United States v. Lawrence Lombardi,...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies: No Heightened Pleading Standard for Breach-of-Contract Claims under Rule 8(a) Introduction In Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. v. Venequip Machinery Sales Corp., No....
Eleventh Circuit Demands Offence-Specific § 3292 Tolling: A Deep Dive into United States v. Mark Gyetvay 1. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s published opinion in United States v. Mark Gyetvay,...
Eleventh Circuit Demands Offence-Specific § 3292 Tolling Applications: A Commentary on United States v. Mark Gyetvay Introduction On 7 August 2025 the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies ADEA Prima Facie Proof: Replacement by a Younger Employee Is Enough In-Depth Commentary on Sharon Gallimore v. City of Opa-Locka, No. 23-12241 (11th Cir. Aug. 6, 2025) 1....
United States v. Petersen (11th Cir. 2025): A Clearer Timeliness Standard for Successive Coram Nobis Petitions Introduction In United States v. David Petersen, the Eleventh Circuit again confronted...
“When Futility Trumps the Right to Amend” – Eleventh Circuit Harmonises Rule 15(a)(1) with § 1915(e)(2) Screening in Willy Toussaint v. U.S. Attorney’s Office 1. Introduction The unpublished decision...
“From Clear Error to Substantial Evidence” – The Eleventh Circuit Sets the Standard for Reviewing Exceptional-and-Extremely-Unusual-Hardship Findings Introduction In Isaac Lopez-Martinez & Martha...
“Substantial Evidence” Takes Centre Stage: Eleventh Circuit Sets the Review Standard for Exceptional-and-Extremely-Unusual-Hardship Determinations 1. Introduction In Isaac Lopez-Martinez & Martha...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that Prisoners Exhaust Remedies When They Properly Mail a BP-11 Form: McGuire-Mollica v. Griffin 1. Introduction The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Eleventh Circuit: Failure to Escalate Known Severe Dental Pain Can Show Deliberate Indifference; Grievance Denial Alone Is Insufficient for §1983 Supervisory Liability Introduction In Robert DiPietro...
Higgins v. Commissioner of Social Security Eleventh Circuit (2025) Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s non-published decision in Melanie Higgins v. Commissioner of Social Security ushers in a...
Eleventh Circuit Mandates Strict Particularity in Medicare Appeals Council Requests for Review under 42 C.F.R. § 405.1112(b) Introduction In Rehabilitation Hospital of Phenix City, LLC v. Secretary,...
The “Jackson Investigation Doctrine” Eleventh Circuit clarifies that discipline flowing from an employee-requested, good-faith investigation constitutes a legitimate, non-retaliatory basis for...
Sterling BV, Inc. v. Cadillac Products Packaging Co. Price-Quotes as Offers and the Enforceability of Consequential-Damage Waivers under the California UCC Introduction What began in 2017 as an...
Intrinsic Evidence & Georgia Cocaine Convictions: United States v. Daise as a Dual-Holding on Rule 404(b) and Career-Offender Predicate Status Introduction United States v. Barry Kiya Daise, No....
“Intent to Confine” Suffices: Eleventh Circuit Holds False-Imprisonment Judgments Are Nondischargeable under § 523(a)(6) Despite Debtor’s Good-Faith Belief 1. Introduction The Court of Appeals for...
When Consumer-Protection Claims “Sound in Fraud”: Eleventh Circuit Requires Rule 9(b) Particularity for FDUTPA Allegations 1. Introduction In Alin Pop v. LuliFama.com LLC, No. 24-11048 (11th Cir....
Partial-Withdrawal Credits Must Be Applied at “Step Two” of the MPPAA Formula (Perfection Bakeries Inc. v. Retail, Wholesale & Department Store International Union Pension Fund, 11th Cir., 2025)...
Clarifying Medical-Necessity & Qualified-Immunity Standards in Transgender Inmate Care: Bayse v. Philbin (11th Cir. 2025) Introduction In Bayse v. Philbin, No. 24-11299 (11th Cir. Aug. 1, 2025), the...