Accrual and Notice in Wage Disputes: Moore v. Pooches Establishes Limits on FLSA and FMWA Claims and Common Law Remedies Introduction In Melanie Nicole Moore v. Pooches of Largo, Inc., the Eleventh...
Limiting Civil-Theft Remedies: Intent to Deprive Required under Florida Law Introduction Alexander Bostic v. Matari Bodie arose from a multi‐layered investment scheme that began as a Ponzi enterprise...
Notice and Scienter Under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act: Reckless Disregard Standard and Bar-Date Enforcement Introduction In Mario Del Valle v. Trivago GMBH, 11th Cir. No. 23-12966 (May 20,...
Judicial Reliance on Common Sense in Sentencing Upheld: United States v. Brenes-Colon Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Eric Brenes-Colon, __F.4th__, No. 24-10355 (11th...
Clarifying the Scope of Plea Agreement Promises and Substantive Reasonableness of Sentences: United States v. Niselio Barros Garcia, Jr. Introduction United States v. Niselio Barros Garcia, Jr. is a...
US v. Quarles: Reaffirming the No-Suspicion Forensic Border-Search Exception for Mobile Devices Introduction United States v. David Alan Quarles (11th Cir. May 19, 2025) presented the Eleventh...
Eleventh Circuit Holds State Custody of Unclaimed Property May Constitute a Per Se Fifth Amendment Taking Introduction In Alieda Maron v. Chief Financial Officer of Florida (No. 23-13178, 11th Cir....
Bona Fide Claim Requirement under 26 U.S.C. §2053(a)(3) Reinforced: Estate of Spizzirri v. Commissioner 1. Introduction Estate of Richard D. Spizzirri v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, decided on...
Taxpayer’s Refusal to Provide Financial Information Constitutes Sufficient Grounds to Sustain Levy Under IRC §6330(c)(3)(C) Introduction In Martin G. Plotkin v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (11th...
Unlawful Use of Deadly Force on an Unarmed Fleeing Suspect: Limits on Qualified Immunity in Wright v. Warren Introduction Donald Clark Wright III v. Brandon Warren presents a Fourth Amendment...
Hobbs Act Robbery as a § 924(c) Crime of Violence and COA Requirement for § 2255 Resentencing Challenges Introduction United States v. Curtis Solomon, No. 22-11488 (11th Cir. May 15, 2025), addresses...
United States v. Gary: Elevating General Deterrence in Fentanyl-Death Cases – The Eleventh Circuit’s Refined Approach to § 3553(a) Balancing Introduction United States v. Chase Michael Gary, No....
Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC v. OWCP: Reaffirming the Fifteen-Year Presumption and the ALJ’s Evidentiary Primacy in Black Lung Claims 1. Introduction In Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC v. Director,...
Reaffirming the Scope of the Tax Injunction Act and the Requirement of Without-Prejudice Dismissals Commentary on Vonn Capel v. Pasco County (11th Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction In Vonn Capel v. Pasco...
“Occasional Superficial Interaction” Re-affirmed: Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Flexibility in RFC Hypotheticals and Step-Two Severity Commentary on Jason B. Risch v. Commissioner of the U.S. Social...
Expanding Defensive Collateral Estoppel: Brown v. Zabala and the Non-Mutual Preclusion of § 1983 Claims in the Eleventh Circuit 1. Introduction In Marlon Brown v. Romeyn Zabala, the Eleventh Circuit...
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Act-By-Act Westfall Analysis and Reaffirms Broad Judicial Immunity 1. Introduction In Jonathan Mullane v. Federico A. Moreno, the Eleventh Circuit confronted a kaleidoscope...
“No Diligence, No Amendment” — The Eleventh Circuit’s Firm Re-affirmation of Rule 72(a) Waiver and Rule 16(b) Good-Cause Requirements in John Oirya v. Mando America Corporation 1. Introduction The...
United States v. Woods: The Eleventh Circuit Re-Affirms the “Keene Statement” Harmless-Error Rule and Clarifies Single-Conspiracy Analysis in Pandemic-Relief Fraud Introduction United States v....
Turner v. Rocket Mortgage: The Eleventh Circuit Narrows “Shotgun Pleading” Dismissals and Affirms Escrow-Agent Fiduciary Duties Introduction Mark A. Turner, a Florida homeowner on a fixed income,...