Puerto Rico Case Commentaries

Direction Alone Is Insufficient to Treat a Membership Organization and Its Local Club as a Single Employer Under Title VII’s Nesbit Parent–Subsidiary Test

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Direction Alone Is Insufficient to Treat a Membership Organization and Its Local Club as a Single Employer Under Title VII’s Nesbit Parent–Subsidiary Test Introduction In Maura Jenkins v. Harrisburg...

Hostile Work Environment in the Tenth Circuit: Discrete, Independently Actionable Acts May Be Part of the “Single Unlawful Employment Practice”

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Hostile Work Environment in the Tenth Circuit: Discrete, Independently Actionable Acts May Be Part of the “Single Unlawful Employment Practice” I. Introduction In Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart, Inc. (10th...

Order Setting Rhode Island Zoning Certiorari for Full Briefing: Interpreting “Combining” in a Mixed-Use Planned Development Amendment and the Role of Former G.L. 1956 § 45-24-4.1

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Order Setting Rhode Island Zoning Certiorari for Full Briefing: Interpreting “Combining” in a Mixed-Use Planned Development Amendment and the Role of Former G.L. 1956 § 45-24-4.1 1. Introduction...

Lay Evidence of Loss of Use and Quiet Enjoyment Suffices for Irreparable Harm in Nuisance-Based Preliminary Injunctions; OSHA Reverse-Alarm Rule Does Not Preempt Local Noise Limits Where Dual Compliance Is Possible

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Lay Evidence of Loss of Use and Quiet Enjoyment Suffices for Irreparable Harm in Nuisance-Based Preliminary Injunctions; OSHA Reverse-Alarm Rule Does Not Preempt Local Noise Limits Where Dual...

Lax v. City Univ. of N.Y.: Pleading Rule—Union Liability for Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Requires a Duty-of-Fair-Representation Breach Tied to Union Activity

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Lax v. City Univ. of N.Y.: Pleading Rule—Union Liability for Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Requires a Duty-of-Fair-Representation Breach Tied to Union Activity 1. Introduction Lax v City...

Statutory “Domestic Violence” (I.C. § 39-6303) Controls Custody Presumptions; Limited, Time-Bound School-Selection Delegation Is Compatible with Joint Legal Custody

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Statutory “Domestic Violence” (I.C. § 39-6303) Controls Custody Presumptions; Limited, Time-Bound School-Selection Delegation Is Compatible with Joint Legal Custody 1. Introduction Devai v. Burk...

Standing by Endorsed Note Attached to Complaint; Mortgage-Only Assignment Irrelevant; Substitution Requires Admissible Proof of Post-Commencement Assignment

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Standing by Endorsed Note Attached to Complaint; Mortgage-Only Assignment Irrelevant; Substitution Requires Admissible Proof of Post-Commencement Assignment 1. Introduction Bank of Am., N.A. v....

Retention of Federal Jurisdiction Over a Settlement Is Not Exclusive, and CPLR 9802 Strictly Time-Bars Village Contract Claims

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Retention of Federal Jurisdiction Over a Settlement Is Not Exclusive, and CPLR 9802 Strictly Time-Bars Village Contract Claims 1. Introduction Town & Country Adult Living, Inc. v Village/Town of...

Standing Established by Annexing a Blank-Endorsed Note; Non-Owner-Occupancy Rider Renders RPAPL 1304/1306 Inapplicable

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Standing Established by Annexing a Blank-Endorsed Note; Non-Owner-Occupancy Rider Renders RPAPL 1304/1306 Inapplicable 1. Introduction In Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Dorlouis (2026 NY Slip Op 04449 [2d...

Punitive Damages Require “High Degree of Moral Culpability” in CVA Negligent Hiring/Supervision Claims; Non-Employer School District Not Liable for Hiring/Supervising Another Entity’s Employee

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Punitive Damages Require “High Degree of Moral Culpability” in CVA Negligent Hiring/Supervision Claims; Non-Employer School District Not Liable for Hiring/Supervising Another Entity’s Employee 1....

Vann v. Fewell: Perfunctory Exhaustion Briefing Forfeits Review; Body-Camera Video and “Malingering” Inferences Sustain Qualified Immunity in Pretrial-Detention Force/Medical-Care Claims

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Vann v. Fewell: Perfunctory Exhaustion Briefing Forfeits Review; Body-Camera Video and “Malingering” Inferences Sustain Qualified Immunity in Pretrial-Detention Force/Medical-Care Claims 1....

Tenth Circuit Holds PLRA “Imminent Danger” Exception Requires Standing-Like Nexus: Traceability and Redressability

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Tenth Circuit Holds PLRA “Imminent Danger” Exception Requires Standing-Like Nexus: Traceability and Redressability 1. Introduction Barnett v. Bridges (10th Cir. July 14, 2026) addresses when a...

Due Process Does Not Create a “Void Judgment” Escape Hatch from AEDPA’s One-Year Limit; Unreliable, Conflicting, Late Affidavits (Including Recantations) Fail the Actual-Innocence Gateway

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Due Process Does Not Create a “Void Judgment” Escape Hatch from AEDPA’s One-Year Limit; Unreliable, Conflicting, Late Affidavits (Including Recantations) Fail the Actual-Innocence Gateway I....

Interactive-Process ADA Claims Fail Absent Evidence of a Feasible, Safe Accommodation for Essential Job Communications

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Interactive-Process ADA Claims Fail Absent Evidence of a Feasible, Safe Accommodation for Essential Job Communications Introduction Buccieri v. Brewster Ambulance Service, Inc. (1st Cir. July 13,...

Specialized Military PCB Manufacturing Triggers Federal Officer Removal: “Acting Under” Without “Tight Control” and a Broad Post-2011 “Relating To” Nexus

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Specialized Military PCB Manufacturing Triggers Federal Officer Removal: “Acting Under” Without “Tight Control” and a Broad Post-2011 “Relating To” Nexus Case: Czerno v. General Electric Company, No....

Compensation Limits Triggered by Publishing Rental Listings Are Content-Neutral Commercial-Speech Regulations Reviewed Under Central Hudson; FARE Act Likely Valid Under the Contracts Clause

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Compensation Limits Triggered by Publishing Rental Listings Are Content-Neutral Commercial-Speech Regulations Reviewed Under Central Hudson; FARE Act Likely Valid Under the Contracts Clause...

Second Circuit: Daubert Gatekeeping Cannot Displace Scientific Disagreement in Bradford Hill–Based General Causation; OTC Pregnancy Warning Rules Do Not Preempt Supplemental Risk Warnings

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Second Circuit: Daubert Gatekeeping Cannot Displace Scientific Disagreement in Bradford Hill–Based General Causation; OTC Pregnancy Warning Rules Do Not Preempt Supplemental Risk Warnings I....

Impeachment-Only Recordings Need Not Be Pre-Disclosed Absent Clear Pretrial Rule—Erroneous Exclusion Requires a New § 1983 Trial

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Impeachment-Only Recordings Need Not Be Pre-Disclosed Absent Clear Pretrial Rule—Erroneous Exclusion Requires a New § 1983 Trial Case: McClarin v. City of New York (2d Cir. July 13, 2026) Panel:...

Wyoming WAPA Review: Arbitrary-and-Capricious Scrutiny Applies to Agency Legislative (Rulemaking) Action

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Wyoming WAPA Review: Arbitrary-and-Capricious Scrutiny Applies to Agency Legislative (Rulemaking) Action Decision: Warren Livestock, LLC, et al. v. Board of County Commissioners, County of Albany,...

Wyoming Applies Arbitrary-and-Capricious Review to Agency Legislative Rulemaking Under the WAPA (APOZ Aquifer-Protection Zoning Upheld)

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Wyoming Applies Arbitrary-and-Capricious Review to Agency Legislative Rulemaking Under the WAPA (APOZ Aquifer-Protection Zoning Upheld) 1. Introduction In Warren Livestock, LLC, et al. v. Board of...