establishing-personal-jurisdiction-requires-targeted-activities Case Commentaries

Minimum Contacts in One-Off Service Contracts: Unsworn Brief “Facts,” Choice-of-Law Clauses, and In-State Injury Do Not Create Specific Jurisdiction

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Minimum Contacts in One-Off Service Contracts: Unsworn Brief “Facts,” Choice-of-Law Clauses, and In-State Injury Do Not Create Specific Jurisdiction 1. Introduction ERC Specialists, LLC v....

Cordova v. Textron Aviation: Record-Contradicted “Deception” Claims and Appellate Briefing Duties Cannot Salvage Summary Judgment

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Cordova v. Textron Aviation: Record-Contradicted “Deception” Claims and Appellate Briefing Duties Cannot Salvage Summary Judgment 1. Introduction In Cordova v. Textron Aviation, Inc. (10th Cir. July...

No Plain Error from “Elements Met” Nexus-Expert Testimony Under Rules 704(b)/403; § 922(g)(1) As-Applied Challenges Foreclosed by Vincent v. Bondi

Date: Jul 16, 2026

No Plain Error from “Elements Met” Nexus-Expert Testimony Under Rules 704(b)/403; § 922(g)(1) As-Applied Challenges Foreclosed by Vincent v. Bondi Document status: The Tenth Circuit designated this...

Tenth Circuit: “Establishment-Claim” Lanham Act Liability for a Competitor’s Website Links and Vet-Education Materials—But Not for Independent Vets’ and Nonprofits’ Public Scientific Speech Absent Quid Pro Quo

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Tenth Circuit: “Establishment-Claim” Lanham Act Liability for a Competitor’s Website Links and Vet-Education Materials—But Not for Independent Vets’ and Nonprofits’ Public Scientific Speech Absent...

CDC’s Six-Month Dog Import Age Rule Upheld as a § 264(a) “Inspection” Measure (Not a § 265 Import Ban)

Date: Jul 16, 2026

CDC’s Six-Month Dog Import Age Rule Upheld as a § 264(a) “Inspection” Measure (Not a § 265 Import Ban) 1. Introduction Bruno Project Rescue, Inc. v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1st...

State v. Mendez: Totality-of-Voir-Dire Review Preserves and Proves Actual Law-Enforcement Bias; Fuson Presumed-Prejudice Rule Reaffirmed

Date: Jul 16, 2026

State v. Mendez: Totality-of-Voir-Dire Review Preserves and Proves Actual Law-Enforcement Bias; Fuson Presumed-Prejudice Rule Reaffirmed I. Introduction In State v. Mendez (N.M. July 13, 2026), the...

SBA May Cap PPP Guarantees/Forgiveness by Corporate Group; Affiliated LLCs May Be Aggregated and Rule Is Not Retroactive to Pre-Rule Applications

Date: Jul 16, 2026

SBA May Cap PPP Guarantees/Forgiveness by Corporate Group; Affiliated LLCs May Be Aggregated and Rule Is Not Retroactive to Pre-Rule Applications 1. Introduction Case: Forest View Rehabilitation and...

PPP Corporate-Group Loan Caps Are Valid Under SBA Emergency Rulemaking and Do Not Create Retroactive Forgiveness Rights

Date: Jul 16, 2026

PPP Corporate-Group Loan Caps Are Valid Under SBA Emergency Rulemaking and Do Not Create Retroactive Forgiveness Rights 1. Introduction Oak Lawn Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center v. United States...

Issue Exhaustion and CAT Deferral: Waiver for Not Challenging “Particularly Serious Crime” Findings Before the BIA; Generalized Country Conditions and Non-Acquiescing Governments Do Not Suffice

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Issue Exhaustion and CAT Deferral: Waiver for Not Challenging “Particularly Serious Crime” Findings Before the BIA; Generalized Country Conditions and Non-Acquiescing Governments Do Not Suffice 1....

Rule 37 Sanctions in Parenting Cases: Courts May Limit Mental-Health Testimony to the Period Disclosed to the Parenting Evaluator

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Rule 37 Sanctions in Parenting Cases: Courts May Limit Mental-Health Testimony to the Period Disclosed to the Parenting Evaluator 1. Introduction Parenting of C.R.J. (Mont. 2026 MT 151) arises from...

Outdated-Record Limits on Supervised Parenting Time After Long Post-Hearing Delay

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Outdated-Record Limits on Supervised Parenting Time After Long Post-Hearing Delay Introduction Parenting of H.B.-S. (Mont. Sup. Ct. 2026 MT 156N) arose from a high-conflict parenting dispute between...

Probable Cause for Disobeying a School Traffic Direction Defeats Both Fourth Amendment and Retaliatory-Arrest Claims; “Nieves” Exception Requires Objective, Contextual Comparators

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Probable Cause for Disobeying a School Traffic Direction Defeats Both Fourth Amendment and Retaliatory-Arrest Claims; “Nieves” Exception Requires Objective, Contextual Comparators 1. Introduction...

Mixed-Motive Title VII Theory Must Be Properly Preserved; Undisputed Policy-Violation Investigation Defeats Pretext at Summary Judgment

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Mixed-Motive Title VII Theory Must Be Properly Preserved; Undisputed Policy-Violation Investigation Defeats Pretext at Summary Judgment 1. Introduction In Loayza v. Whole Foods Market, the Fifth...

Plain-Error Limits on Unpreserved Daubert Challenges and Continued Foreclosure of Facial Second Amendment Attacks on 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Plain-Error Limits on Unpreserved Daubert Challenges and Continued Foreclosure of Facial Second Amendment Attacks on 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) I. Introduction In United States v. Tracy Grant, Jr. (4th...

Manual Cell-Phone Border Searches Are “Routine” and Require No Individualized Suspicion (Fourth Circuit)

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Manual Cell-Phone Border Searches Are “Routine” and Require No Individualized Suspicion Case: United States v. Jose Belmonte Cardozo (No. 25-4239) Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth...

Direction Alone Is Insufficient to Treat a Membership Organization and Its Local Club as a Single Employer Under Title VII’s Nesbit Parent–Subsidiary Test

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Direction Alone Is Insufficient to Treat a Membership Organization and Its Local Club as a Single Employer Under Title VII’s Nesbit Parent–Subsidiary Test Introduction In Maura Jenkins v. Harrisburg...

Hostile Work Environment in the Tenth Circuit: Discrete, Independently Actionable Acts May Be Part of the “Single Unlawful Employment Practice”

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Hostile Work Environment in the Tenth Circuit: Discrete, Independently Actionable Acts May Be Part of the “Single Unlawful Employment Practice” I. Introduction In Sharpe-Miller v. Walmart, Inc. (10th...

Order Setting Rhode Island Zoning Certiorari for Full Briefing: Interpreting “Combining” in a Mixed-Use Planned Development Amendment and the Role of Former G.L. 1956 § 45-24-4.1

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Order Setting Rhode Island Zoning Certiorari for Full Briefing: Interpreting “Combining” in a Mixed-Use Planned Development Amendment and the Role of Former G.L. 1956 § 45-24-4.1 1. Introduction...

Lay Evidence of Loss of Use and Quiet Enjoyment Suffices for Irreparable Harm in Nuisance-Based Preliminary Injunctions; OSHA Reverse-Alarm Rule Does Not Preempt Local Noise Limits Where Dual Compliance Is Possible

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Lay Evidence of Loss of Use and Quiet Enjoyment Suffices for Irreparable Harm in Nuisance-Based Preliminary Injunctions; OSHA Reverse-Alarm Rule Does Not Preempt Local Noise Limits Where Dual...

Lax v. City Univ. of N.Y.: Pleading Rule—Union Liability for Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Requires a Duty-of-Fair-Representation Breach Tied to Union Activity

Date: Jul 16, 2026

Lax v. City Univ. of N.Y.: Pleading Rule—Union Liability for Hostile Work Environment and Retaliation Requires a Duty-of-Fair-Representation Breach Tied to Union Activity 1. Introduction Lax v City...