Component Safety-System Designers May Face Design-Defect Liability Despite OEM Specifications and Post-Sale Wiring Modifications Case: Hoeben v FCA US LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op 05238 (App Div 1st Dept...
Reciprocal Discipline in New York: Deference to Foreign Sanctions and Public Censure for False Statements to Tribunals 1. Introduction Matter of Bernstein (2026 NY Slip Op 05239 [1st Dept Sept. 10,...
Judiciary Law § 773 Requires Indemnifying Fines for Actual (Including Non-Pecuniary) Harm from OMH’s Delayed CPL Article 730 Transfer 1. Introduction People v G.O. (2026 NY Slip Op 05242 [1st Dept...
State Bar Charges as Predicate “Civil Proceedings” for WICP; Privilege Is Not Complainant Immunity; Commencement Under Rules 55 and 78 Case: ACCURSIO v. TREE HOUSE LABS, LLC (Ariz. Sept. 10, 2026)...
Failure to Maintain Biennial Attorney Registration Warrants Immediate Suspension as Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice 1. Introduction In Matter of Attorneys in Violation of...
Reciprocal Discipline in New York: Failure to Report Foreign Sanctions as an Aggravator and Reinstatement Conditioned on Foreign Reinstatement (Matter of Lento) 1. Introduction Matter of Lento...
Section 7342(b)’s 30-Day Deadline Is Mandatory: Bass “Non-Negligent Happenstance” Nunc Pro Tunc Relief Disapproved Absent Statutory Text Case: Patrick J. Carr, Aplts. v. FCBC (Carr v. First...
State v. Peterson: CrR 7.8(b)(5) Reaches Criminal “Orders,” but Due Process Does Not Require Refund of Voluntary Drug Court Participation Fees After Blake 1. Introduction Parties: The State of...
Political Parties Have Discretion to Fill Post-Primary Nominee Vacancies Under §§ 32-623 and 32-627 1. Introduction In Forbes v. Nebraska Democratic Party, 322 Neb. 282 (Sept. 10, 2026), the Nebraska...
Single-Subject Rule Limits “Initiative-Protection” Amendments: Process Strict-Scrutiny + Post-Enactment Supermajority Is Multiple Subjects Case: State ex rel. Davis v. Evnen, 322 Neb. 256 (Neb. Sept....
Unified “Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms” and Court-Controlled Form Governance Outside Rulemaking I. Introduction In In Re: Amendments to Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure and...
Police-Pursuit Substantive Due Process Requires “Intent to Harm”; TTCA Claim Must Be Reassessed When Federal Claims Drop Out I. Introduction In Valadez v. City of Jacinto City (5th Cir. Sept. 9,...
Tenth Circuit Narrows Oklahoma H.B. 1775 to a Ban on Teaching “Divisive Concepts” as Correct Principles—and Vacates Vagueness Injunction Case: Black Emergency Response Team v. Braught (caption...
VICAR Enterprise Proof Through “Intrinsic” Gang Drug-Trafficking Evidence; Predicate Acquittal Does Not Undo a § 924(c) Firearm Conviction I. Introduction United States v. Markell Young (with...
Pleading a Prison-Job Retaliation Claim: Alleged Termination Must Be Credited as “Adverse Action” at the Motion-to-Dismiss Stage 1. Introduction In Brian Thompson v. Mohamed Safa, Sergeant (3d Cir....
Third Circuit Requires § 401 Certifications to Resolve Material Monitoring/Adaptive-Management Terms or Condition Dredging on Agency Approval I. Introduction In Natural Resources Defense Council Inc...
Indentation-as-Meaning Rule for Insurance Endorsements: Unindented “to the extent” Qualifiers Apply Across All Subparts Publication status. The Fifth Circuit noted this opinion is “not designated for...
Automatic Deletion Under Neutral Retention Policies Does Not Warrant a Criminal Spoliation Adverse-Inference Instruction Absent Prior Knowledge of Relevance and Willful Loss I. Introduction In United...
Striking a Cooperating Witness’s Testimony as an Adeate Brady Cure; Conditional Intent and Two‑Step Digital Warrants Sustain VICAR Convictions 1. Introduction In United States v. Jairo Gustavo...
Curative Instruction by Striking a Witness’s Testimony Can Cure Mid‑Trial Brady Prejudice; Digital Warrants May Permit Broad Review Where Seizure Is Cabined to Enumerated Crimes Case: United States...