Matter of Lemoine: Reciprocal Disbarment and “Venal Intent” for Misuse of Escrowed Client/Third-Party Funds Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, New York, First Department (Per Curiam)...
Denemark v New Chapter Capital, Inc.: Litigation Funding Is a Usurious Loan When Repayment Is Effectively Guaranteed (Security Interest, Escrow Controls, and “Trigger” Guaranties) 1. Introduction In...
Missouri Rule 74.06(b)(5): A Change in Law Alone Cannot Dissolve a Permanent Injunction; Changed Facts and Equity Must Be Proven 1. Introduction Glendale Shooting Club, Inc. v. Landolt (Mo. banc July...
Rule 60(a) Correction of Attorney-Drafted Findings That Deviate from Oral Custody Rulings; Law of the Case Bars Late Clear-Error Attacks 1. Introduction Darren M. v. Destiny D. (Alaska Supreme Court,...
FCRA § 1681s-2(b): Forfeiture of “Reasonable Investigation” Challenges and When a Furnisher’s Investigation Is “Beyond Question” at Summary Judgment 1. Introduction In Claudette Jordan v. M&T Bank...
Sixth Circuit Requires Apparent Aggregate-Risk Analysis for CAT Claims and Adequate Explanation for Inconsistent Expert-Qualification Rulings I. Introduction In Maher Sabri Hanna v. Todd W. Blanche,...
Overbreadth Without Prejudice: Two-Step Digital Warrants and Mandatory Consideration of Acquitted-Conduct Objections at Sentencing (Sixth Circuit) Case: United States v. Martin Murff (consolidated...
Seventh Circuit: Failure-to-Warn Causation Requires Non-Speculative Proof That an Alternative Label Would Have Changed Medical Feeding Decisions Case: Ericka Mar v. Abbott Laboratories (In re: Abbott...
Pharmacist–Prescriber Communications as Lay Testimony and “Isolated, Inadvertent” Addiction References: Seventh Circuit Guardrails in § 841(a) Prescriber Prosecutions United States v. Barnett K....
Bankruptcy Proofs of Claim Must Show an Enforceable Right to Payment at Filing Case: Bay United Holdings, LLC. v. INXS 7, LLC (In Re: Aegis Asset Management, LLC) Court: United States Court of...
Harding v. Seminole County Sheriff: No Title VII/FCRA Employer Liability Absent Supervisory Power or Notice; Probable Cause for Each Charged Offense Defeats § 1983/Fla. Malicious Prosecution 1....
Leiser v. Virginia State Bar: RPC 8.2 Is Constitutional and Reaches False/Reckless Integrity Attacks on Any Judicial Officer (Including the Judiciary as a Whole) 1. Introduction In Leiser v. Virginia...
Recruitment Travel Can Satisfy § 2421 “Dominant Purpose” Intent; Firearms, Isolation, and Threat Displays Establish § 1591 Coercion I. Introduction In United States v. Portier Govan (6th Cir. July...
Independent Non-Retaliatory Basis Rule: Unauthorized Coworker Recording Defeats Title VII/§ 1981 Retaliation at Pretext I. Introduction In Dennis Loggins v. Costco Wholesale Corporation (6th Cir....
Indictment Notice for Wire Fraud May Rely on Incorporation-by-Reference Plus Transaction Charts; Written Plea Addenda Can Supply Rule 11 Factual Bases 1. Introduction In United States v. Paul Spivak...
Outstanding Warrants and Provoked Flight Do Not Eliminate Fourth Amendment Protection Against Unreasonable Seizures 1. Introduction Brian Eugene Hux v. Randall Williams (Sixth Circuit, July 22, 2026)...
Dangerousness as the Controlling Test for As-Applied Bruen Challenges to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) on Plain-Error Review Case: United States v. Mykael Lee Booker (6th Cir. July 22, 2026) (unpublished)...
Sixth Circuit Limits Suppression for “Step-One” Overbreadth in Two-Step Digital Warrants Absent Identifiable Prejudicial Seizure; Requires Sentencing Courts to Address Acquitted-Conduct Guideline...
Home Improvement Contracts: Noncompliance with GBL § 771 Not Per Se Unenforceable; Written Change-Order Clauses May Be Waived by Conduct; Owner Credits Must Offset Extra Costs 1. Introduction P.E....
Ohio Supreme Court: Civ.R. 9(B) Requires Element-Level Particularity to Plead “Manifest Mistake” to Set Aside a Binding Insurance Appraisal; “Hidden Damages” Allegation Alone Is Insufficient 1....