establishing-personal-jurisdiction-through-digital-communications-in-alienation-of-affections:-mississippi-supreme-court Case Commentaries

Uncapped “All Costs” Liability in Florida Concurrency Agreements; Rights Assignment Does Not Transfer Contractual Obligations Without Express Assumption

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Uncapped “All Costs” Liability in Florida Concurrency Agreements; Rights Assignment Does Not Transfer Contractual Obligations Without Express Assumption 1. Introduction In Southeast Development...

Limited Leave to Amend After Discovery and the Evidentiary Bar for FHA Disparate-Treatment and Hostile-Housing Claims

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Limited Leave to Amend After Discovery and the Evidentiary Bar for FHA Disparate-Treatment and Hostile-Housing Claims I. Introduction Kanayo Derhem v. Bay House Miami Condominium Association (11th...

AEDPA “Atkins-Only” Review of Intellectual-Disability Claims: Hall/Moore Non-Retroactivity and Deference to State Findings (Franqui)

Date: Aug 13, 2026

AEDPA “Atkins-Only” Review of Intellectual-Disability Claims: Hall/Moore Non-Retroactivity and Deference to State Findings (Franqui) 1. Introduction In Leonardo Franqui v. Secretary, Florida...

Strict “Policy Limits” Exhaustion for Umbrella Coverage Under Florida Law

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Strict “Policy Limits” Exhaustion for Umbrella Coverage Under Florida Law I. Introduction RLI Insurance Company v. John Lehman (11th Cir. Aug. 7, 2026) addresses a recurring dispute in...

Turner v. Commissioner of Correction: Ineffective Assistance for Failing to Challenge Misleading CSLI “GeoTime” Visualizations Under § 4-3

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Turner v. Commissioner of Correction: Ineffective Assistance for Failing to Challenge Misleading CSLI “GeoTime” Visualizations Under § 4-3 1. Introduction In Turner v. Commissioner of Correction...

Daniel’s Law Actual-Damages Liability Requires No Mens Rea Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.1(c)(1)

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Daniel’s Law Actual-Damages Liability Requires No Mens Rea Under N.J.S.A. 56:8-166.1(c)(1) Case: Atlas Data Privacy Corp. v. We Inform, LLC (Supreme Court of New Jersey, Aug. 12, 2026) — Certified...

Lopez v. Ritter (2026 WY 89): Due Diligence as a Jurisdictional Prerequisite to § 1-6-301 Service; Nonjurisdictional Due Process Service Objections Are Waived; Appellate Review Limited to Orders Named in the Notice of Appeal

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Due Diligence Is Jurisdictional for Wyoming Nonresident Motorist Service; Nonjurisdictional Due Process Service Objections Are Waived; Appellate Review Is Limited to Orders Named in the Notice of...

Government Claims Act Field Preemption Bars Local Administrative Exhaustion Prerequisites for Local Tax Refund Claims

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Government Claims Act Field Preemption Bars Local Administrative Exhaustion Prerequisites for Local Tax Refund Claims I. Introduction Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC v. City of Carson (Cal....

Implied In Forma Pauperis Exception to Government Code § 69957: Mandatory Electronic Recording When No Court Reporter Is Available

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Implied In Forma Pauperis Exception to Government Code § 69957: Mandatory Electronic Recording When No Court Reporter Is Available I. Introduction Family Violence Appellate Project v. Superior Court...

New Jersey Municipal Condemnation Ordinances Need Not Specify the Particular Public Use

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Municipal Condemnation Ordinances Need Not Specify the Particular Public Use Under the EDA and LLBL (Best-Practice Duty of Early Disclosure Reaffirmed) I. Introduction Borough of Seaside Park v....

Proof-of-Restitution as a Prerequisite to Readmission After Default Disbarment for Knowing Abandonment and Patterned Neglect

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Proof-of-Restitution as a Prerequisite to Readmission After Default Disbarment for Knowing Abandonment and Patterned Neglect 1. Introduction In the Matter of Mandi Deyerle McDonough (Supreme Court of...

Unsupported Mental-Health Mitigation Will Not Reduce Discipline, But May Support Conditional Reinstatement After Client Abandonment

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Unsupported Mental-Health Mitigation Will Not Reduce Discipline, But May Support Conditional Reinstatement After Client Abandonment Case: In the Matter of Ramon David Sammons, Jr. (Supreme Court of...

Drug Dealer Liability Act Claims Seeking Personal-Injury Damages Are Governed by OCGA § 9-3-33’s Two-Year Limitation Period

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Drug Dealer Liability Act Claims Seeking Personal-Injury Damages Are Governed by OCGA § 9-3-33’s Two-Year Limitation Period Introduction In McKesson Corporation v. Bolton et al., the Court of Appeals...

OCGA § 9-11-68 Fee Motions Must Be Filed Within the Same Term as Judgment Absent a Statutory Deadline

Date: Aug 13, 2026

OCGA § 9-11-68 Fee Motions Must Be Filed Within the Same Term as Judgment Absent a Statutory Deadline Introduction In Nesmith v. Branch (A25A1575, decided January 14, 2026), the Court of Appeals of...

Jean-Baptiste v. State: No Presumption of Jailhouse-Informant Unreliability in Rule 29 Review; No Plain-Error Duty to Sua Sponte Voir Dire or Mistrial for Brief, Inconspicuous Victim-Support T-Shirts

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Jean-Baptiste v. State: No Presumption of Jailhouse-Informant Unreliability in Rule 29 Review; No Plain-Error Duty to Sua Sponte Voir Dire or Mistrial for Brief, Inconspicuous Victim-Support T-Shirts...

Camara v. Gill Dairy: Post-Trial Review of Summary-Judgment Fact Disputes Must Use the Trial Record; R.C. 2745.01(C) Presumption Requires Only Evidence of “Deliberate Removal”

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Camara v. Gill Dairy: Post-Trial Review of Summary-Judgment Fact Disputes Must Use the Trial Record; R.C. 2745.01(C) Presumption Requires Only Evidence of “Deliberate Removal” 1. Introduction In...

Rule 219 Administrative Suspension: Notice-and-Cure Opportunity Before Effective Date

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Rule 219 Administrative Suspension: Notice-and-Cure Opportunity Before Effective Date 1. Introduction Case: In Re: Administrative Suspension Pursuant to Rule 219 of the Pennsylvania Rules of...

Sixth Circuit Reaffirms De Novo Appellate Review of Pretrial-Detention Decisions and Limits Reliance on “Good-Faith” Internet-Restriction Conditions for Online Threat/Doxxing Defendants

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Sixth Circuit Reaffirms De Novo Appellate Review of Pretrial-Detention Decisions and Limits Reliance on “Good-Faith” Internet-Restriction Conditions for Online Threat/Doxxing Defendants I....

Probable Cause + Imminent Digital Deletion Permits Warrantless Cell-Phone Seizure; Non-Material Franks Errors Do Not Invalidate a Later Search Warrant

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Probable Cause + Imminent Digital Deletion Permits Warrantless Cell-Phone Seizure; Non-Material Franks Errors Do Not Invalidate a Later Search Warrant I. Introduction In United States v. Amir Kalomo...

Timmons v. Bohinski: Sworn § 1746 Declarations Can Create a Triable PLRA “Unavailability by Intimidation” Dispute Under Rule 56

Date: Aug 13, 2026

Timmons v. Bohinski: Sworn § 1746 Declarations Can Create a Triable PLRA “Unavailability by Intimidation” Dispute Under Rule 56 1. Introduction In Brandon Timmons v. Bohinski (3d Cir. Aug. 12, 2026),...