actual-knowledge-is-awareness-of-the-hazard-itself Case Commentaries

Conclusory Denials Do Not Defeat NLRB Settlement-Default Motions, and Unraised Hearing/Due-Process Objections Are Forfeited Under NLRA § 160(e)

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Conclusory Denials Do Not Defeat NLRB Settlement-Default Motions, and Unraised Hearing/Due-Process Objections Are Forfeited Under NLRA § 160(e) Case: American Backflow & Fire Prevention, Inc. v. NLRB...

Seventh Circuit: Cursory BIA Briefing Does Not Exhaust—Petitioner Must Develop Specific Arguments to Preserve Asylum/Withholding/CAT Issues

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Seventh Circuit: Cursory BIA Briefing Does Not Exhaust—Petitioner Must Develop Specific Arguments to Preserve Asylum/Withholding/CAT Issues I. Introduction In Maria Angelica Gonzalez Perez, et al. v....

General Denial Is Insufficient to Defeat NLRB Settlement-Default Judgment; Unraised Due-Process/§ 160(b) Hearing Objections Are Forfeited Under § 160(e)

Date: Sep 12, 2026

General Denial Is Insufficient to Defeat NLRB Settlement-Default Judgment; Unraised Due-Process/§ 160(b) Hearing Objections Are Forfeited Under § 160(e) Case: NLRB v. American Backflow & Fire...

Farmer’s Subjective Deliberate-Indifference Standard Governs Fourteenth Amendment Conditions-of-Confinement Claims (Sixth Circuit En Banc)

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Farmer’s Subjective Deliberate-Indifference Standard Governs Fourteenth Amendment Conditions-of-Confinement Claims (Sixth Circuit En Banc) Case: Luther Poynter v. Aaron Shirley (successor substituted...

Handbook Royalty Policies as Implied Contracts: Retroactive Amendments Require Clear Authority and Present Jury Questions

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Handbook Royalty Policies as Implied Contracts: Retroactive Amendments Require Clear Authority and Present Jury Questions Case: Warren v. The Children's Hospital Corporation (1st Cir. Sept. 8, 2026)...

Res Judicata Bars Later Federal RICO and Related Claims After Alabama Construction-Fraud Trial; Rule 15(d) Supplement Remains Discretionary and Must Be Sufficiently Related

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Res Judicata Bars Later Federal RICO and Related Claims After Alabama Construction-Fraud Trial; Rule 15(d) Supplement Remains Discretionary and Must Be Sufficiently Related Case: Darin Whitchurch v....

Pleading Particularized Falsehoods and “But-For” Probable Cause in Eleventh Circuit § 1983 Malicious-Prosecution Claims at PLRA Screening

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Pleading Particularized Falsehoods and “But-For” Probable Cause in Eleventh Circuit § 1983 Malicious-Prosecution Claims at PLRA Screening Introduction Supreme Born v. Randall Woodfin (11th Cir. Sept....

Preserving “Retribution” Error in Supervised-Release Revocations Requires a Specific § 3553(a)(2)(A) Objection

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Preserving “Retribution” Error in Supervised-Release Revocations Requires a Specific § 3553(a)(2)(A) Objection Case: United States v. Antonio Miguel Carrow (11th Cir. Sept. 8, 2026) (per curiam, not...

United States v. Owen: “Interviewed Everyone” Testimony Is Not a Doyle Comment on Silence; Broad Proof Suffices for Murder-for-Hire and Aiding-and-Abetting a § 924(h) Firearm Transfer

Date: Sep 12, 2026

United States v. Owen: “Interviewed Everyone” Testimony Is Not a Doyle Comment on Silence; Broad Proof Suffices for Murder-for-Hire and Aiding-and-Abetting a § 924(h) Firearm Transfer 1. Introduction...

Spiehs v. Morgan: Public Libraries May Bar Sign-Displays Indoors as Content-Neutral Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Spiehs v. Morgan: Public Libraries May Bar Sign-Displays Indoors as Content-Neutral Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: September 8,...

Monell Causation Fails Where Detention and Bail-Posting Limits Are Mandated by State-Court Orders; No Fourth Amendment Violation if Presented to a Judge Within 48 Hours

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Monell Causation Fails Where Detention and Bail-Posting Limits Are Mandated by State-Court Orders; No Fourth Amendment Violation if Presented to a Judge Within 48 Hours Case: Anthony Murdock v. City...

Seventh Circuit: § 1983 Damages Complaints Seeking Only Money and Naming Former Officials Plead Personal-Capacity Claims (Not Eleventh-Amendment-Barred), and the Fourth Circuit “Martin” Factors Do Not Apply

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Seventh Circuit: § 1983 Damages Complaints Seeking Only Money and Naming Former Officials Plead Personal-Capacity Claims (Not Eleventh-Amendment-Barred), and the Fourth Circuit “Martin” Factors Do...

Closed-Attraction Trespasser Rule: Tacit “Go-Ahead” Plus Known Safety Disablement Can Create a Jury Question on Recklessness (7th Cir.)

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Closed-Attraction Trespasser Rule: Tacit “Go-Ahead” Plus Known Safety Disablement Can Create a Jury Question on Recklessness (7th Cir.) 1) Introduction Case: Eric Stupak v. Mont du Lac Snowsports,...

Leadership-Role Enhancement Based on a Knowingly Assisting Partner and Related Prior Deliveries; Downward-Departure Denials Remain Unreviewable Absent Clear Misunderstanding

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Leadership-Role Enhancement Based on a Knowingly Assisting Partner and Related Prior Deliveries; Downward-Departure Denials Remain Unreviewable Absent Clear Misunderstanding 1. Introduction In United...

Anti-SLAPP Prong One in Nevada: Contradictory Evidence Requires a Factual Good-Faith Showing—Mere Denial Is Not Enough

Date: Sep 12, 2026

Anti-SLAPP Prong One in Nevada: Contradictory Evidence Requires a Factual Good-Faith Showing—Mere Denial Is Not Enough I. Introduction In JET COMMERCIAL CONSTR., LLC v. N. AM. INS. AGENCY OF LAWTON,...

Benefit “Not Guaranteed” Statements as Unlawful Reprisal Threats, While General Union Awareness Does Not Establish Surveillance (5th Cir. 2026)

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Benefit “Not Guaranteed” Statements as Unlawful Reprisal Threats, While General Union Awareness Does Not Establish Surveillance (5th Cir. 2026) Case: Starbucks v. NLRB (No. 24-60653) | Court: U.S....

Judicial Notice of Post-Appeal Related Bankruptcy Filings for Jurisdiction; Unconditional Guarantors Receive § 509(a) Statutory Subrogation to the Extent Paid

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Judicial Notice of Post-Appeal Related Bankruptcy Filings for Jurisdiction; Unconditional Guarantors Receive § 509(a) Statutory Subrogation to the Extent Paid Introduction In Whitestone Uptown Tower,...

Souza v. Nago: Tie-Breaker-by-Lot Procedures Are HAPA “Rules,” and a Tie Plus Unresolvable Overage Requires a New Primary Election

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Souza v. Nago: Tie-Breaker-by-Lot Procedures Are HAPA “Rules,” and a Tie Plus Unresolvable Overage Requires a New Primary Election Introduction Souza v. Nago (Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi, Sept. 4, 2026)...

Title IX Residency Claims Use Title VII Framework; Patient-Safety Academic Judgments Defeat Discrimination/Retaliation and ACGME Complaints Don’t Trigger GWA Absent Supervisor/Government Disclosure

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Title IX Residency Claims Use Title VII Framework; Patient-Safety Academic Judgments Defeat Discrimination/Retaliation and ACGME Complaints Don’t Trigger GWA Absent Supervisor/Government Disclosure...

Universal APA Vacatur Elsewhere Moots Parallel Challenges to an Agency Rule

Date: Sep 11, 2026

Universal APA Vacatur Elsewhere Moots Parallel Challenges to an Agency Rule Case: State of Florida v. Department of Health and Human Services (11th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) (per curiam) (not for...