Accrual of Personal-Injury Claims for Defective Pelvic Mesh: Convergence of Manifest-Injury and Discovery Rules Introduction This case arises from Rowena and Robert Crowe’s lawsuit against Johnson &...
Alford Pleas as Admissible 404(b) Evidence: United States v. Booker Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s opinion in United States v. Robert Booker, Sr. (No. 23-14041, decided April 30, 2025) addresses...
Employers’ Wages as “Money or Property” in Wire Fraud: United States v. Nadege Auguste Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Nadege Auguste, 24-10741 & 24-10757 (11th Cir....
Attorneys’ Duty to Monitor E-Filing Systems and the Limits of Excusable Neglect Under Federal Rule 60(b) Introduction Mesfin Solomon Shibeshi v. E*TRADE Securities, LLC (11th Cir. Apr. 30, 2025)...
Plain-Meaning Interpretation of “In Connection With” Under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B) Introduction United States v. Alphonso L. James is a pivotal Eleventh Circuit decision clarifying how sentencing...
Reasoned Denial of Compassionate Release: Defining “Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons” under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) and U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13 Introduction In United States v. Luis Batista, No....
Wire Fraud and Traditional Property Interests: Recognizing Wages and Benefits as “Money or Property” and Restricting the “Right to Control” Theory 1. Introduction United States v. Nadege Auguste...
Clarifying “Legally Responsible” in Florida’s Health Care Clinic Act Wholly Owned Exemption Introduction State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Michael LaRocca (11th Cir. 2025) presented a...
Affirmation of Lanham Act Statutory Damages Within Congressional Range and Limits Introduction Top Tobacco, L.P., Republic Technologies (NA), LLC, and Republic Tobacco, L.P. (collectively “Republic”)...
Reaffirming the Border Search Exception: No Reasonable Suspicion for Forensic Analysis of Electronic Devices Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Stephen Gordon Grimes,...
Strict Application of Claim Preclusion to Repetitive Pro Se Land Use Claims 1. Introduction The appeal arises from Benedict Mohit’s pro se challenge to the City of Haines City’s land‐use regulations,...
The Forensic Border Search Exception Reaffirmed: No Reasonable Suspicion Required for Electronic Device Searches at the Border Introduction In United States v. Stephen Gordon Grimes, Jr., 23-12455...
Reaffirmation of §3582(c)(1)(A) Framework: §3553(a) Assessment Before Extraordinary Circumstances Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Miguel Pedraza (No. 24-11944, April...
Defining Constructive Possession and Judicial Discretion in Evidentiary Reopening Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Dennis Thompson (No. 24-10418, Apr. 29, 2025)...
Clarification of “Exchange for Valuable Consideration” Enhancement Under Amended U.S.S.G. §2G2.2(b)(3)(B) Introduction United States v. Eugene Douglas Reid, III, 23-14078 (11th Cir. Apr. 29, 2025)...
Border Search Exception for Electronic Devices and Restitution Notice Flexibility Introduction United States v. Stephen Gordon Grimes, Jr., decided by the Eleventh Circuit on April 29, 2025,...
The Extraterritorial High-Seas Jurisdiction Principle Under the MDLEA Introduction United States v. Yeiner Herrera-Barroz, No. 24-10149 (11th Cir. Apr. 28, 2025), addresses the U.S. government’s...
United States v. Marcle: Standards for Imposing Post-Revocation Supervised Release Introduction The Eleventh Circuit’s decision in United States v. Jerry William Marcle (No. 25-10362, decided April...
Clarifying MDLEA Jurisdiction: EEZ Inclusion, Stateless Vessel Definition, and Nexus Irrelevance Introduction United States v. Genaro Sanchez is an Eleventh Circuit decision handed down on April 28,...
EEZ as High Seas: Jurisdiction Under the MDLEA Affirmed Introduction In United States v. Gustavo Brito-Fernandez (11th Cir. Apr. 28, 2025), the Eleventh Circuit addressed challenges to federal...