“In Consequence of” Fraud Exclusion Requires Direct, Inseparable Damages; Ohio Bars Third‑Party Bad‑Faith Workarounds Against Insurers Introduction Patricia Adams v. Med. Protective Co. is a...
“In Consequence of” Fraud Means Damages that Directly Stem from and Are Inseparable from Intentional Misrepresentation (and Third-Party Claimants Cannot Recast Bad Faith as Fraud) Case: Patricia...
COVID-Driven Delay in Cross-Examination Does Not Violate the Confrontation Clause; “Would Exist” RICO-Enterprise Instructions Do Not Amend the Indictment Case: United States v. Michael Forrester,...
Opportunity, Not Immediacy: COVID-Related Cross-Examination Delays Do Not Violate the Confrontation Clause in Multi-Defendant RICO Trials Commentary on United States v. James Wesley Frazier...
Confrontation Clause “Effective Opportunity” Survives a Multi‑Week Mid‑Testimony Recess: Sixth Circuit Affirms COVID‑Era Joint RICO Trial Management I. Introduction In United States v. Michael...
Sixth Circuit Validates “Enterprise Existed or Would Exist” RICO-Conspiracy Instruction and Upholds Delayed Cross-Examination Amid COVID Disruptions 1. Introduction In United States v. William...
Amendments Cure Alleged One-Subject Defects: Later Reenactments Supersede Earlier Budget-Bill Enactments Case: Allied Health & Chiropractic, L.L.C. v. State | Citation: 2026-Ohio-3308 | Court:...
Unobjected-to Magistrate Decisions in Inmate Writ Cases: Waiver to Plain-Error Review and Mandatory Dismissal for R.C. 2969.25(A) Noncompliance 1. Introduction In State ex rel. Wright v. Franklin...
Reinstatement Recommendations Must Contain Actual Findings and Reasoned Analysis Under I.B.C.R. 518(b)(4)(C): In the Matter of Webb 1. Introduction In In the Matter of Brian L. Webb (Idaho Sup. Ct....
Anti-Injunction Act “Regan” Exception Where a Refund Suit Is Economically Unrealistic; IRA Medicare Drug-Price Negotiation Survives Nondelegation and Due Process Challenges 1. Introduction In Natl...
Mailbox-Rule Presumption in VA-Guideline Foreclosures: Barcoded Servicer Letters and Successor-Custodian Testimony Suffice; Bare Non-Receipt Does Not Case: Rummans v. HSBC Bank, No. 25-10897 (5th...
No Plain Error for Rule 11 Factual-Basis Challenges Turning on Disputable Inferences and Unsettled Construction of 18 U.S.C. § 933(a)(2) Case: United States v. Hernandez (5th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026) (per...
Plain-Error Vacatur When a Sentencing Court Repeatedly Relies on Extra-Record Aggravating Facts Case: United States v. Palencia-Berrum (5th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026) 1. Introduction United States v....
State v. Amasiu: Statute of Limitations “Commencement” for Information Charging Occurs Upon a Probable-Cause Finding Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi (Aug. 26, 2026) — SCWC-21-0000556 I. Introduction State...
Act 250 Jurisdiction Persists After Sustained Unpermitted Expansion Despite Later “Decoupling”; Stop-Work Orders Upheld When Economic Effects Are Considered 1. Introduction In Land Use Review Board...
Probation-Violation Detention in Vermont: Presumption of Incarceration and No Right to “Try” a Release Plan Under 28 V.S.A. § 301(4) 1. Introduction State v. Tyrin Smith (Vt. Sup. Ct. Aug. 28, 2026)...
Threatened Foreclosure and Substantial Asset Diversion Establish “Irreparable Injury” and “Gross Mismanagement” for NRS 78.650 Receivership; Interested Shareholder May Serve as Receiver Under NRS...
Bankruptcy Standing Determination Issue-Precludes Later Nevada Quiet-Title Challenges to Foreclosure Authority 1. Introduction Lee v. The Bank of New York Mellon (Nev. Aug. 28, 2026) arises from a...
Public-Records Mandamus Is Limited to Producing Existing Responsive Records—Not Enforcing Record-Keeping Statutes or Forcing Record Creation/Reformatting 1. Introduction In State ex rel. Ames v....
Unilateral Belief Is Insufficient to Establish an Attorney–Client Relationship; Breach-of-Contract Claims Fail Absent Provable Damages 1. Introduction In Blank v Petrosyants (2026 NY Slip Op 05074...