Jury Determinations Required for Unjust Enrichment “Rent,” Pritchard Setoff, and Reasonable Rental Value on Remand (Taylor v. Taylor) Introduction Case: Taylor v. Taylor, 2026 MT 223N (Mont. Sept....
One Chance to Replead: With-Prejudice Dismissal of Pro Se “Shotgun” Pleadings That Fail to Tie Counts to Defendants Introduction In St. Claire Dreka v. Florida Department of Children and Families...
MDLEA Jurisdiction: No “Magic Words” Needed for a Nationality Request; Use of a Foreign Vessel Does Not Defeat U.S. Jurisdiction I. Introduction This consolidated Eleventh Circuit decision concerns...
MDLEA “Request” for Nationality Requires No Magic Words; Joint/Foreign-Platform Interdictions Do Not Defeat Jurisdiction Case: United States v. Manuel Melo (consolidated with codefendants Yesid...
MDLEA in a Foreign EEZ Treated as “High Seas”; Rule 5 Delay Remedies Limited to Suppression (Not Dismissal) Case: United States v. Silverio Henriquez (with codefendant Victor Manuel Pena-Abreu)...
Withdrawal of Deemed Admissions Required When Merits Are Subserved and No Prejudice Exists—Especially Where New Counsel Lacked Notice Introduction In THOMAS & GOZA v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE...
Municipal Authority to Choose Paper or Electronic Polling Place Rosters for Any Election Under Minn. Stat. § 201.225 1. Introduction In City of Oak Grove v. Steve Simon, in his official capacity as...
Reciprocal Discipline in Oklahoma: Suspension Timing Tied to RGDP Rule 9.1 Affidavit and Denial of Hearing Absent Disputed Facts Case: STATE OF OKLAHOMA, ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. COBB,...
Blanket Bans on Contacting Congress During Supervised Release Must Be Narrowly Tailored, But Overbreadth Is Not “Plain” Without On-Point Precedent I. Introduction In United States v. Garry Lebron...
Physician Not a Party/Beneficiary to Hospital–Clinic PSA; Loss of Call-Rotation Eligibility Is Material Breach Justifying For-Cause Termination Case: Garvey v. Ogden Clinic Professional Corp. Court:...
Post-Zarella: Essential-Need and Procedural Protections as Preconditions to Appellate Review of Privately Held Privileged Records I. Introduction In State of New Hampshire v. Tailor Lemieux (N.H....
Tenth Circuit: “Overall Project Purposes” Under CWA § 404 May Include Multiple Interrelated Applicant Goals Case: Save The Colorado v. Graham (Nos. 25-1137, 25-1231 & 25-1299) Court: United States...
Vacatur-and-Amended-Judgment Rule: A First § 2255 Challenge to the Intervening Judgment Is Not “Second or Successive,” Even After a Mere Sentence Correction I. Introduction In In re: Abraham A....
State v. Fomo: Abstract “Grooming” Definitions by Police Experts—Harmless Error Without Case-Specific Application; No Plain-Error Reversal Absent Manifest Injustice Court: Supreme Court of...
Late-Disclosed “Grooming” Expert Testimony and Hybrid Police Witnesses: Abuse of Discretion Absent Good Cause and Safeguards (State v. Fomo) Case: State v. Fomo (Concurrence) Court: Supreme Court of...
Ohio Supreme Court Case Announcements (2026-Ohio-3554): Procedural Gatekeeping Through Sua Sponte Dismissals, Delayed-Appeal Screening, and “Held for Decision” Orders Citation: 09/15/2026 Case...
R.C. Chapter 2506 Appeals Do Not Trigger Claim-Preclusion of Later Damages/Declaratory Actions When Those Remedies Were Procedurally Unavailable I. Introduction In Sheetz, Inc. v. Centerville, Slip...
Unpleaded Burnside and Independent Subrogation Claims Cannot Be Revived by a Pretrial Order in a Maritime Limitation Case 1. Introduction Aries Marine v. American Longshore (5th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026)...
Appellate Forfeiture of New Policy-Ambiguity Arguments After Contrary District-Court Positions Case: Megalomedia v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company (5th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026) Panel: Ho,...
Pro Se Status and Grief Are Not “Good Cause” Under Rule 4(m): Fifth Circuit Affirms Service-Based Dismissal Even When Limitations Likely Bars Refiling Case: Murphy v. Miller (5th Cir. Sept. 14, 2026)...