No Personal Jurisdiction Through Plaintiff-Selected Counsel: ECB USA, Inc. v. Savencia Cheese USA, LLC Introduction On 8 July 2025 the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit decided...
Acevedo Does Not Curtail Bankruptcy Courts’ Power to Retroactively Annul Automatic Stays (Commentary on Rajesh C. Patel v. Rishi M. Patel, 23-12847, 11th Cir., 8 July 2025) I. Introduction The...
“Concrete Proof, Not Conclusory Allegations” – The Eleventh Circuit Tightens the Bad-Faith Exception to Younger Abstention Introduction Belinda Anglon Wells, Calvin Dewayne Wells, and their daughter...
Collateral Estoppel and the Finality of Court-Approved Settlement Agreements: A Commentary on Martha C. Harris v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished per curiam...
“Time-of-State-Conviction” Reaffirmed: Career-Offender Predicates and United States v. Alacaliph Woodard 1. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished decision in United States v. Alacaliph...
United States v. Angelo Williams: Terse Sentencing Explanations Suffice for Within-Guidelines Sentences under Steiger Introduction United States v. Angelo Williams, No. 24-11023 (11th Cir. July 7,...
United States v. Whidden – Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms Kushmaul and Clarifies the Categorical Test for § 2252A Recidivist Enhancements Introduction In United States v. Donovan E. Whidden, the...
Re-affirming Deferential Appellate Review of Career-Offender Sentences: United States v. Jessie Anthony Parker Introduction United States v. Jessie Anthony Parker, No. 24-11140 (11th Cir. July 7...
United States v. Andrews – Elevating the “Bona-Fide Doubt” Standard and Closing the Door on Extra-Record Evidence 1. Introduction In United States v. Lonnise Andrews, No. 24-10334 (11th Cir. 2025)...
Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms Due-Process Prerequisites and Magistrate-Referral Authority in § 1983 Habeas-Related Litigation Commentary on Carlton Smith v. Attorney General, State of Georgia, 24-12929...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies “New-for-Old” Clause: Insurer’s Liability in Marine Hull Policies Is Capped at the Lesser of Repair Cost or Reasonable Value 1. Introduction In Certain Underwriters at...
“Only De Minimis Force”: The Eleventh Circuit Re-affirms a Narrow Excessive-Force Threshold for School Resource Officers in Glenn v. Britt (2025) 1. Introduction Glenn v. Britt, No. 23-11890 (11th...
“Temporal Disconnect” Doctrine: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that an Employer’s Pre-Existing Decision to Terminate Bars FMLA Interference and Retaliation Liability 1. Introduction In Linda Banks v....
“No Prejudice, No Relief” – Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Strickland-Prejudice When Appellate Counsel Omits an Ineffective-Assistance Claim in a Plea/Interlocutory-Appeal Setting 1. Introduction In...
FINRA Awards Need Not Detail Subsidiary Issues Absent Joint Request for a Reasoned Decision Commentary on UBS Financial Services, Inc. of Puerto Rico v. David Efron, 23-13879 (11th Cir. July 3 2025)...
“Tapia Does Not Control Compassionate Release”: A Detailed Commentary on United States v. Francisco Saldana (11th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished but significant...
United States v. Simpkins – Eleventh Circuit Clarifies that Courts Need Not Forecast Guideline Consequences When Accepting Waivers and Guilty Pleas Introduction United States v. Richard Simpkins (No....
Labriola v. Miami-Dade County: Disruption-Based Pickering Balancing and No Compelled-Speech Claim Without Evidence of Actual Compulsion I. Introduction In John Labriola v. Miami-Dade County (11th...
“All Issues Are for the Arbitrator”: Lamonaco v. Experian and the Eleventh Circuit’s Express Recognition that Waiver Can Be Validly Delegated 1. Introduction Lamonaco v. Experian Information...
Pinetree Principle: Timely and Methodologically-Sound Expert Evidence Is Essential for Insureds Under All-Risk Policies 1. Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s unpublished decision in 4539 Pinetree...