Rule 56(d) Relief Requires a Proper Motion and Diligent Discovery; Late-Stage Withdrawal and Default Sanctions Upheld for Client-Driven Delay Case: Sixela Investment Group v. Hope Federal Credit...
Adjacency-Based Professional Licensure Restrictions Likely Violate Article IV Privileges and Immunities I. Introduction In Polk v. Crawford (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026), Geoffrey Polk—an attorney licensed...
Fifth Circuit: Damages Experts Cannot Assume Maximum Commissions; Untimely Rebuttal Disclosures Are Excluded 1. Introduction Finite Utility Consulting, L.L.C. v. Tawa (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026) arises...
Fourth Circuit Rule: No Compelled CIA Operational-File Search Absent Completed Withholding and Sworn Evidence; Detailed CIA Affidavits Sustain FOIA (b)(1)/(b)(3) Redactions Case: Michael Driggs v....
Qualified Immunity and FMLA Authentication: No Clearly Established Right to a Pre-Contact Cure Opportunity Case: Daniel Mook v. G. Hall (4th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026) | Disposition: Vacated and remanded...
Rule 12(b)(6) Use of Body-Camera Video: “Blatant Contradiction” Can Defeat Plausible Inferences of Surrender in Deadly-Force Pleadings I. Introduction In Legacy Spencer v. Edward Glaser, III, the...
PLRA Exhaustion Timing in the Fourth Circuit: New Claims Added by Amended Complaint Are Measured When First Pleaded I. Introduction Case: Benjamin Carter v. Beth Cabell (Fourth Circuit, Aug. 4,...
Fourth Circuit: Briefing on a Threshold Legal Issue Is Not a “Reasonable Opportunity” to Prove Cancellation Hardship Under 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(4)(B) 1. Introduction In Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche...
Briefing on a Threshold Legal Issue Is Not a “Reasonable Opportunity” to Prove Cancellation Hardship—Including Third-Country Removal Hardship Case: Kadiatou Keita v. Todd Blanche (4th Cir. Aug. 4,...
Vacatur Required When a Preliminary-Injunction Dispute Becomes Moot Before the District Court Rules 1. Introduction Case: Ryan Castaneira v. C. Fox (3d Cir. Aug. 4, 2026) (not precedential). Parties:...
Third Circuit Defines FCA § 3730(h) “Other Efforts” Protected Activity: Objectively Reasonable Belief of False Claims Required; Rule 9(b) Does Not Apply 1. Introduction In Paul Lisenby v. Olympus...
Third Circuit: “Reference vs. Reliance” Controls Due-Process Sentencing Claims (Plain-Error Review), and Unraised § 3553(a)(6) Disparity Arguments Rarely Succeed Case: United States v. Christian...
Rule 403 and Rule 701 Limits on “Murder-Trial” Proof in a § 922(g) Case—Errors Deemed Harmless Amid Strong Circumstantial Evidence I. Introduction United States v. Lamar McCullough (3d Cir. Aug. 4,...
Plain-Error Barriers to Delegation and Explanation Challenges in Revocation Sentencing 1. Introduction In United States v. Mertlich (10th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026) (unpublished Order and Judgment), the...
COA Denied for Waived § 2254 Evidentiary Claims Raised Outside the Petition or Oitted from the COA Application Introduction In Cales v. The State of New Mexico (10th Cir. Aug. 5, 2026), Ivan Dennings...
Contract-Based “Express Consent” Defeats TCPA Autodial/Prerecorded-Call Claims; TILA Disclosure Claims Accrue at Contracting Absent New Credit Introduction Thigpen v. Westlake Services, LLC (10th...
Second Circuit: Compelled Disclosure of Third-Party Customer Data Is Outside Zauderer and Invalid Absent a Reasonable Central Hudson Fit 1. Introduction In DoorDash, Inc. v. City of New York (2d Cir....
Wild Fish Are Not “Property” Under the False Claims Act; Unassessed AFA Penalties Are Not an FCA “Obligation” Case: United States Ex Rel. Chiles v. Cooke Inc. (2d Cir. Aug. 5, 2026) Posture: Appeal...
Construction Managers Seeking Labor Law § 200 Summary Judgment Must Negate Delegated Control and Constructive Notice 1. Introduction In Vasquez v 1719 27 ST, LLC (2026 NY Slip Op 04894 [2d Dept Aug....
Patterned Escrow Misappropriation, Willful Ignorance, and Personal Benefit Support a Five-Year Suspension (Matter of Kunstlinger) Case: Matter of Kunstlinger, 2026 NY Slip Op 04857 (App Div, 2d Dept,...