Puerto Rico Case Commentaries

Memoranda of Payment Do Not Satisfy RSA 281-A:55-a, II Notice of a “Possible Claim” Against the Special Fund

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Memoranda of Payment Do Not Satisfy RSA 281-A:55-a, II Notice of a “Possible Claim” Against the Special Fund Case: Appeal of Comm'r of N.H. Dep't of Labor, Cite: 2026 N.H. 34 Court: Supreme Court of...

State v. Sarria (375 Or 516) — ORS 133.076 Requires a Peace-Officer-Issued (Not Court-Issued) Criminal Citation; Outdoor Media Limits New Procedural Affirmances in Conditional-Plea Appeals

Date: Sep 5, 2026

State v. Sarria (375 Or 516) — ORS 133.076 Requires a Peace-Officer-Issued (Not Court-Issued) Criminal Citation; Outdoor Media Limits New Procedural Affirmances in Conditional-Plea Appeals I....

Okene v. Blanche: Substantial-Evidence Review for INA § 240A Hardship and VAWA Battery/Extreme-Cruelty Determinations

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Okene v. Blanche: Substantial-Evidence Review for INA § 240A Hardship and VAWA Battery/Extreme-Cruelty Determinations 1. Introduction In Okene v. Blanche (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026), Wilberforce Okene,...

Direct-Sales Bans Survive Rational-Basis Review as Applied to Non‑Franchising EV Manufacturers Under Fifth Circuit Precedent

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Direct-Sales Bans Survive Rational-Basis Review as Applied to Non‑Franchising EV Manufacturers Under Fifth Circuit Precedent Case: Lucid Group USA v. Johnston (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) | Court: United...

Option-to-Purchase Contracts: No Implied Right to Delay Closing to Challenge a Contractually-Required MAI Appraisal; Appraisal-Critique Experts Must Satisfy V.R.E. 702

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Option-to-Purchase Contracts: No Implied Right to Delay Closing to Challenge a Contractually-Required MAI Appraisal; Appraisal-Critique Experts Must Satisfy V.R.E. 702 Introduction Jamaica Cottage...

Relief-from-Abuse Orders May Rest on Circumstantial Proof of Nonaccidental Injury and a Parent’s Acts or Omissions Failing to Protect a Child

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Relief-from-Abuse Orders May Rest on Circumstantial Proof of Nonaccidental Injury and a Parent’s Acts or Omissions Failing to Protect a Child Note on authority: This decision is an Entry Order issued...

No Due Process Error from Reasonable Trial Time Limits Absent Objection or Prejudice; Unsworn Post-Trial Submissions Properly Excluded

Date: Sep 5, 2026

No Due Process Error from Reasonable Trial Time Limits Absent Objection or Prejudice; Unsworn Post-Trial Submissions Properly Excluded 1. Introduction Bryan Hutcheson v. Haley Frano and Kenneth Frano...

Requiring a Record-Based, Note 3(C) Five-Factor Mitigating-Role Determination Under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 (Post Guía-Sendeme and Guzmán-Ceballos)

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Requiring a Record-Based, Note 3(C) Five-Factor Mitigating-Role Determination Under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 (Post Guía-Sendeme and Guzmán-Ceballos) I. Introduction In United States v. Gonzalez (1st Cir....

Tenth Circuit: Hardship Review Is Deferential, and Cancellation Appeals Cannot Recast Fact Disputes as Legal Error

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Tenth Circuit: Hardship Review Is Deferential, and Cancellation Appeals Cannot Recast Fact Disputes as Legal Error 1. Introduction In Hernandez Hernandez v. Blanche (10th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)...

Post-Hunter I: Appeal Waivers Yield Only to Obvious, Egregious Error—Debatable § 922(g)(3) Constitutional Claims Remain Waived

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Post-Hunter I: Appeal Waivers Yield Only to Obvious, Egregious Error—Debatable § 922(g)(3) Constitutional Claims Remain Waived I. Introduction United States v. Nyandoro (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)...

Starbucks v. NLRB (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026): Limits on NLRB Coercion Findings and Remedies—No Consequential Damages; No “Impossible” Reopening; Gissel Bargaining Order and Notice-Reading Sustained

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Limits on NLRB Coercion Findings and Remedies—No Consequential Damages; No “Impossible” Reopening; Gissel Bargaining Order and Notice-Reading Sustained Introduction In Starbucks Corporation v....

Procedural Forfeiture and Docket-Management Deference in Consolidated Federal Actions Challenging State Criminal Proceedings

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Procedural Forfeiture and Docket-Management Deference in Consolidated Federal Actions Challenging State Criminal Proceedings 1. Introduction In Urve Maggitti v. John Capuzzi, Sr. (3d Cir. Sept. 4,...

Financial and Logistical Realities May Be Weighed in Out-of-State Parent-Child Contact—§ 650 “Maximum Contact” Does Not Eliminate Trial-Court Discretion

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Financial and Logistical Realities May Be Weighed in Out-of-State Parent-Child Contact—§ 650 “Maximum Contact” Does Not Eliminate Trial-Court Discretion 1. Introduction Karissa Lashley v. Jacob...

Fourth Circuit: Objective Recklessness Establishes Willful FBAR Liability, and Aggregate Willful FBAR Penalties Are Not “Grossly Disproportional” When Far Below the Statutory Maximum

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Fourth Circuit: Objective Recklessness Establishes Willful FBAR Liability, and Aggregate Willful FBAR Penalties Are Not “Grossly Disproportional” When Far Below the Statutory Maximum 1. Introduction...

Harmless Error in CAT Review When Likelihood-of-Torture Fails at Myrie Step One

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Harmless Error in CAT Review When Likelihood-of-Torture Fails at Myrie Step One 1. Introduction In Rafael Aguilar-Ayala v. Attorney General United States of America (3d Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) (not...

Summary Judgment Reversible Error: District Courts Must Analyze Self-Interested Testimony on Insurable Interest and Explain Their Reasons

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Summary Judgment Reversible Error: District Courts Must Analyze Self-Interested Testimony on Insurable Interest and Explain Their Reasons 1. Introduction Case: Marbury v. United National Insurance...

Termination of Parental Rights: A Loving Bond Does Not Override the Child’s Need for Permanency When Other Best-Interest Factors Favor Termination

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Termination of Parental Rights: A Loving Bond Does Not Override the Child’s Need for Permanency When Other Best-Interest Factors Favor Termination Introduction Case: In re R.W., Juvenile (C.H.,...

Intervenor Standing Limits: Neighbors Cannot Appeal PUC Exclusion of Municipal Recommendations in § 248a CPG Proceedings

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Intervenor Standing Limits: Neighbors Cannot Appeal PUC Exclusion of Municipal Recommendations in § 248a CPG Proceedings I. Introduction Case: In re Petition of Industrial Tower and Wireless LLC...

Post-Judgment Business Setbacks Are Not “Newly Discovered Evidence” Under VR.C.P. 60(b)(2) in Divorce; Attorney’s Fees May Be Awarded for Meritless Relitigation

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Post-Judgment Business Setbacks Are Not “Newly Discovered Evidence” Under VR.C.P. 60(b)(2) in Divorce; Attorney’s Fees May Be Awarded for Meritless Relitigation 1. Introduction Case: Alison Beckwith...

De Novo Supreme Court Review of Attorney Sanctions Under Rule 9 § 33.1(d) to Ensure Statewide Uniformity

Date: Sep 5, 2026

De Novo Supreme Court Review of Attorney Sanctions Under Rule 9 § 33.1(d) to Ensure Statewide Uniformity Case: Fred C. Dance v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee...