Actual Insurer–Insured Conflict (Not Mere Co-Insured Adversity) Required to Compel Insurer-Funded Independent Counsel Under Illinois Law Case: Consolidated Chassis Management LLC v. Northland...
Eleventh Circuit: 18 U.S.C. § 951’s Agent-Notification Duty Is Content-Neutral (Intermediate Scrutiny) and “Direction” Means Guidance, Not Control 1. Introduction United States v. Augustus C. Romain,...
Rule 106 After the 2023 Amendment: Completeness Admits Only What Is Necessary to Cure Misleading Context—Not Duplicative or Standalone Exculpatory Interview Narrative 1. Introduction United States v....
Eleventh Circuit: Rebutting the Three-Day Presumption of EEOC Right-to-Sue Receipt and Requiring “Communication” in Protected-Activity Jury Instructions 1. Introduction In Davita M. Key v. Dynamic...
Rebutting the Three-Day Presumption of EEOC Right-to-Sue Receipt and Requiring “Communication of Unlawfulness” in Retaliation Jury Instructions Case: Davita M. Key v. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing...
Standing Fixed at Filing in ADA/RA School-Accommodation Suits; No Per Se Liability from Blanket Accommodation Bans Without Proving Necessity Case: L.E. v. Superintendent of Cobb County School...
UM-CRApp: Uniform, Record-Confined Appeals from Municipal Courts of Record to District Court—with Optional Ordinance-Based Jurisdictional Minimums and Indigency Waivers 1. Introduction On August 4,...
Parcel-Specific Severance and Scope Findings Required for Implied Easements by Preexisting Use (and Cost Memo Timing Requires a Final Decision) 1. Introduction Brock v. Tompkins (2026 MT 175) is a...
No Negligent Entrustment Between Co-Owners Absent Superior Control; No Text-Sender Duty Without Knowledge the Driver Will Read While Driving (Mont. 2026) Estate of Janice Graham v. Howell, 2026 MT...
Implied Findings Sustain Parenting-Plan Modification and Narrowly Tailored Limits on Harmful Spiritual “Influence” Nonprecedential posture: The Court issued a memorandum opinion under its Internal...
§ 41-5-208 Transfer Hearings Are Limited to Transfer—No New Disposition Without a § 41-5-1431 Revocation Petition 1. Introduction Matter of: W.D. (2026 MT 177) required the Montana Supreme Court to...
Unsupervised Jury Replay of Testimonial Dash-Cam Video During Deliberations Requires Reversal Absent Van Kirk Harmlessness Case: State v. Lewis, 2026 MT 179N (Mont. Aug. 4, 2026) Court: Supreme Court...
State v. Richards: Prosecutor May Recommend PSI Financial Obligations Without Breaching a Sentence-Recommendation Plea; Unrebutted Victim Affidavit Supports Restitution for Court-Attendance Expenses...
Affirmance for Insufficient Appellate Record in Montana Dissolution Appeals (Marriage of Hutnick) Nonprecedential posture: The Court issued a memorandum opinion under its Internal Operating Rules and...
Judicial Immunity Shields Alabama Probate Judges for Involuntary Commitment Orders Absent Clear Lack of Subject-Matter Jurisdiction 1. Introduction In Dalton D. Banks v. Tammy Brown, the Eleventh...
Pleading Title VII Retaliation Requires “Significant” Harm and Plausible Causation; Sparse, Two-Day Harassment Allegations Do Not State a Hostile Work Environment 1. Introduction In Svetlana N....
Pro Se Removal Proceedings: Immigration Judges Must Develop the Record on Dispositive, Favorable Issues Raised by the Applicant I. Introduction Ildar Ruzmetovich Niyazov v. Attorney General United...
No Oklahoma Tort Duty for Pharmacies to Fill Prescriptions Absent a Voluntary Undertaking; “Right Not to Fill” Regulation Treated as Clarifying Case: Scholl v. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy Court:...
Louisiana Adhesion Doctrine Invalidates Unilateral “Owner’s Sole Discretion” Arbitration Clauses in Construction Contracts I. Introduction In MAPP, L.L.C. v. Floor and Decor Outlets of America,...
Revocation of Adam Walsh Act Conditional Discharge Requires Proof by a Preponderance Under 18 U.S.C. § 4248(f) 1. Introduction United States v. Robert Boyd (4th Cir. Aug. 6, 2026) addresses the...