Texas Limits Easements by Estoppel to the Reliance-Built Use and the Purchaser’s Notice; Major Utility Upgrades Require Proof of Necessity or Condemnation Introduction John P. Boerschig v. Rio Grande...
Interlocutory Limits in Wrongful-Conviction § 1983 Appeals: No Heck Review, No Evidentiary Admissibility Review, and No Preclusion from Vacated Convictions 1. Introduction Marvin Cotton and Anthony...
Third Circuit Reaffirms Thornhill: § 3553(a)(2)(A) Remains Considerable in Mandatory § 3583(g) Revocations After Esteras I. Introduction In United States v. Devon Williams (3d Cir. May 21, 2026) (not...
Veil Piercing Cannot Revive Claims Barred by Pennsylvania LLC Dissolution Claim-Bar (15 Pa. C.S. § 8875(c)) Case: In Re: Dravo LLC, Appeal of: Carmeuse Lime (Pa. May 22, 2026) Court: Supreme Court of...
Veil Piercing Cannot Revive Tort Claims Barred by Pennsylvania’s LLC Dissolution Claim Bar (15 Pa. C.S. § 8875(c)) I. Introduction In In Re: Dravo LLC, Appeal of: Carmeuse Lime (Pa. May 22, 2026),...
Sixth Circuit Reinforces Deferential Substantive-Reasonableness Review: No Appellate “Reweighing” of § 3553(a) After a Reasoned Downward Variance 1. Introduction In United States v. Adam Kline (6th...
De Facto Control—Not Ownership—Sustains the §2D1.1(b)(12) Drug-Premises Enhancement for “Trap/Stash” Houses (and Forfeited Sufficiency Claims Receive Only Manifest-Miscarriage Review) I. Introduction...
No Equitable Tolling of the 30-Day Removal Deadline and No “Reset” of CAFA Removal After Remand or Renewed Class-Certification Efforts 1. Introduction John Ewalt, Steve Wylie, and Bonnie Navarre...
Rule 804(b)(1) “Similar Motive” Allows a Prosecutor’s Cross-Examination of a Recanting Witness to Admit Criminal-Trial Testimony in Later § 1983 Fabrication Litigation Case: Kenneth McPherson v....
Victim Eyewitness Identification as Probable Cause & Absolute Immunities Bar § 1983 Claims Attacking Criminal Charging Decisions 1. Introduction In Orguna Sanders v. City of Erie (3d Cir. May 21,...
Mandamus to Compel a “Gaughan Order” When an Interlocutory Foreclosure/Lien Order Lacks Findings Needed for Extraordinary-Writ Review I. Introduction In State ex rel. Justice Holdings, LLC v. Hon....
New West Virginia Abuse-and-Neglect Rule: A Parent Cannot Be Dismissed While Any Parental Rights Remain, and Disposition Modification Must Follow the Full Procedures of the New Disposition Case: In...
Vacated Dependency Findings Still Supply Probable Cause Bar to WICP Absent “Fraud, Perjury, or Other Corrupt Means” Stephens v. State, Supreme Court of the State of Arizona (May 22, 2026), No....
“Primary Residence” Means the Majority-Time Home: A Trial Court May Not Award the Other Parent More Possession After a Binding Jury Verdict I. Introduction Prabhakar Gopalan v. Andrea Marsh is a...
Restitution Turnover Targeting UTMA/TUTMA Custodial Accounts Requires Notice to the Beneficiary-Minors (Now Adults) Case: United States v. Ayika, No. 25-50587 (5th Cir. May 21, 2026) (per curiam)...
State-Action Immunity Requires Delegated Power: Texas Water Code Monopoly Policy Protects the CCN Holder, Not a Municipality’s Extra-Statutory Veto Case: Megatel Homes, L.L.C.; Cipriani Island Laguna...
INA § 1229a(b)(4)(A) Requires a “Reasonable and Realistic” Opportunity to Replace Withdrawn Counsel Before Merits Deadlines 1. Introduction In Josselyn Rodriguez-Solis v. Todd Blanche (4th Cir. May...
Fourth Circuit: Maryland’s Three-Year Limitations Period (Not the Malpractice Act) Governs Fraud/Conspiracy Claims Tied to Healthcare I. Introduction In Jon Brunenkant v. Suburban Hospital,...
Colorado § 10-3-1117 Requires Full-Policy Production for Any Potentially Relevant Coverage and Imposes a Single $100/Day Penalty Per Claim Case: Fogel v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, Nos....
Certified Questions Declined When Predicate Federal Order Is on Appeal and the Answer Would Be Non‑Determinative 1. Introduction In County Commission of Fayette County v. Pardee and Curtin Realty LLC...