State 340B Contract-Pharmacy Protections Not Preempted: Fifth Circuit Reaffirms AbbVie and Applies the Presumption Against Preemption Case: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Fitch (5th Cir....
Prompt Withdrawal from Dual Representation Defeats Sixth Amendment Conflict Claim Absent a Forgone Plausible Defense Strategy I. Introduction United States v. Ware (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2026) addresses a...
In re Google: Court-Congestion Metrics Are Weak and Non-Dispositive in § 1404(a) Transfers—Especially in Complex Cases I. Introduction In In re Google, L.L.C. (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2026), Google sought...
Pre-Enforcement Standing Requires Concrete, County-Specific Plans to Violate Texas Marriage-Solemnization Restrictions Case: McCutchan v. Nicholson (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2026) (per curiam, unpublished) |...
Personal Payment Creates Texas “Agent” Contractual Standing Under the Tinsley Interest-in-Subject-Matter Exception I. Introduction In Autoficio, L.L.C; Brian Whiteside v. Cimble Corporation; Alvin...
FSIA Exceptions Cannot Be Grounded on a U.S. Subsidiary’s Commercial Conduct Absent “Organ” Status or Direct Majority Ownership by the Foreign State I. Introduction In McDougall v. Saudi Arabian Oil...
Conclusory EEOC Charges Do Not Exhaust Unstated Claims; Uniform Security Policies Defeat Prima Facie Disparate-Treatment Theories 1. Introduction In Prevost v. City of Houston (5th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026)...
Controlled-Buy Affidavits Trigger Leon Good-Faith; Deceptive Miranda-Form Signatures Do Not End the Waiver Inquiry 1. Introduction Case: United States v. Weaver, No. 25-60269 (5th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026)....
§ 1981 Banking-Services Claims at Summary Judgment: Racial Remarks Do Not Defeat a Documented, Nondiscriminatory Denial Absent Rule 56 Evidence of But-For Disparate Treatment Introduction In Brown v....
“Administrative Services” Clauses in Reinsurance-Broker Agreements May Encompass Post-Placement Collateral Handling; Industry Custom and Ambiguity Preclude Rule 12 Dismissal Introduction In Porch.com...
Grooming as Relevant Conduct: Broad Application of U.S.S.G. § 2G1.3(c)(1), Sexual-Contact Enhancements, and Expansive Sex-Offender Supervision Conditions 1. Introduction In United States v. Robles...
Crime-Victim Suits Challenging Non-Prosecution Require Article III Standing and Must Be Dismissed Without Prejudice 1. Introduction In Washington v. Cain (5th Cir. Apr. 2, 2026) (per curiam)...
No Collateral-Order Jurisdiction Over Immunity Appeals When Denial Is Incident to Mediation and Without Prejudice Introduction Lopez v. Ramirez (5th Cir. Apr. 1, 2026) is the Fifth Circuit’s third...
Totality-of-the-Circumstances Probable Cause Defeats False-Arrest Claims; Monell Requires Specific Pattern Facts, Not Conclusions Case: Munajj v. City of Fredericksburg, No. 25-50535 (5th Cir. Apr....
Vasquez v. CIMA Services, L.P.: Rule 6(b) Discretion to Reject Late Summary-Judgment Responses and Chapter 95’s “Actual Knowledge” Bar on Constructive-Risk Theories I. Introduction Vasquez v. CIMA...
Statutory-Employer Tort Immunity Under Louisiana’s Two-Contract Defense Extends to Voluntary Federal Rice-Inspection Arrangements I. Introduction In Goodley v. Supreme Rice (5th Cir. Apr. 1, 2026)...
Rule 701 Permits Investigators’ “Everyday-Tech” Testimony (Including Google-Based Manufacturing Origin) to Prove § 2251 Interstate Commerce and Supports Inferring Purpose from Sexually Explicit...
United States v. Felder: Fifth Circuit Reaffirms Pattern § 2422(b) Jury Instructions and Rejects “Overcome the Will” Language Absent an Intermediary 1. Introduction In United States v. Felder (5th...
United States v. Guerra: Futility Forecloses § 2255 Ineffective-Assistance Claims and Rosemond-Based Amendments Where § 924(c) Evidence and Instructions Support Principal Liability Introduction In...
CVRA Mandamus Limits: No Substantive Appellate Review of Rule 48(a) Dismissals; DPA Challenges Moot After Breach I. Introduction In re Naoise Connolly Ryan; Emily Chelangat Babu; Joshua Mwazo Babu;...