Marijuana Possession Still Counts for Federal Criminal History Points Despite State Legalization; Courier Claims Do Not Compel Mitigating-Role Reductions 1. Introduction In United States v. Jeffrey...
§ 1446(b)(1)’s 30-Day Removal Deadline Is Not Equitably Tollable; Post-Remand Class-Certification Activity Does Not Restart CAFA Removal Timing 1. Introduction John Ewalt, Steve Wylie, and Bonnie...
Lovell v. Clermont County Sheriff’s Office: Interlocutory Qualified-Immunity Appeals Require a Genuine Conession of Plaintiff-Favorable Facts (Absent Video “Blatant Contradiction”) 1. Introduction...
United States v. Benavides: Defendant Bears the Burden to Prove Eligibility for the § 4C1.1 “Zero-Point Offender” Reduction (Including No Firearm Connection) 1. Introduction In United States v. Hugo...
Sixth Circuit: No ADA Accommodation Duty Without Timely Medical Verification; “Honest Belief” Defeats Pretext; Rule 60(b)(3) Trial-Fraud Claims Waived Without Mistrial Introduction In Yarlen Henry v....
United States v. Starling: Tennessee § 39-17-417(c)(1) Cocaine Convictions Are ACCA “Serious Drug Offenses”; Untimely Erlinger Indictment/Occasions Challenge Gets Plain-Error Review 1. Introduction...
N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(f): “Maximum UM Coverage Available Under the Policy” Means the UM Limit Selected (Not the Policy’s Liability Limit) Case: Nicky Travieso v. Ciara Crespo (Supreme Court of New...
Connecticut Supreme Court: Duty of Competence Requires Independent Verification of Generative AI Citations; Sanctions for “Hallucinated” Authorities 1. Introduction In TOV Realty, LLC v. Suarez (SC...
People v. Allen: A SORA Court’s Inherent Power to Sua Sponte Reopen a Hearing to Correct Erroneous Risk-Factor Findings I. Introduction In People v Allen (2026 NY Slip Op 04880), the Appellate...
N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.1(f): Employee UIM “Maximum Available Under the Policy” Means the Employer-Selected UIM Limit (Not the Liability Limit) Case: Craig Chiaccheri v. Zurich American Insurance Company...
N.J.S.A. 18A:7F-9(e)(1) Caps Emergency-Closure Premium Pay: “As If Open” Controls Absent Negotiated Additional-Work Compensation 1. Introduction Case: East Orange Educational Support Professionals'...
Prospective-Only Expansion of CSAA Passive-Abuser Liability After Removal of the “Within the Household” Requirement I. Introduction In J.H. v. Warren Hills Board of Education (Aug. 4, 2026), the...
Expert Testimony Is Required to Obtain a Diminished Capacity Jury Instruction Under N.J.S.A. 2C:4-2 1. Introduction State v. Kader S. Mustafa (Supreme Court of New Jersey, Aug. 3, 2026) resolves a...
§ 52-190a Is Procedural, Not a Substantive Bar: Justice Ecker’s Call to Overrule Jarmie and Preserve Third-Party Negligence Claims 1. Introduction Case: Ashworth v. Branford (Concurrence & Dissent by...
New Connecticut Precedent: A Mental Health Provider Owes a Limited Duty to an Identifiable Nonpatient When the Provider Actually Knows of a Substantial Risk of Imminent Physical Harm Case: Ashworth...
Article 13(b) Grave Risk Established by Cartel Ties and Ongoing Substance Abuse in Hague Return Proceedings 1. Introduction Lozano v. Perez (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026) arises from an international...
Third Circuit: Arbitrators May Clarify an Ambiguous Interim Liability Award Under the Functus Officio “Ambiguity Exception,” Even When Damages Remain Open I. Introduction In Prospect Capital...
Tenth Circuit Enforces NLRB Order Requiring Backpay, Record Expungement, and Rescission of Overbroad Employee-Communication Rules Introduction In NLRB v. Titan Medical Center LLC, No. 26-9560 (10th...
Roth v. Velasquez: Plaintiff’s Expert Must Be Record-Grounded; No “Hindsight” Malpractice or Proximate Cause Against an ED Physician Who Properly Signed Out Care Introduction Roth v Velasquez (2026...
Original Motor Carrier Liability as Statutory Employer in Multi-Carrier Outsourcing Chains Under 49 C.F.R. § 376.22 1. Introduction Crane v. Penske Trans Mgmt (5th Cir. Aug. 4, 2026) addresses who...