“Driving” as a Term of Art Under Iowa Code ch. 673, and the High Evidentiary Bar for the Recklessness Exception Case: Janey Shafer v. Frank Santana (Supreme Court of Iowa, June 12, 2026) Disposition:...
Law-of-the-Case Bars New Statutory Theories and Certificate-of-Merit Attacks in Successive Interlocutory Appeals Introduction Charlene Jorgensen and Michael Jorgensen v. Adam B. Smith, M.D., Adam B....
Child Endangerment After Cole: Risk of Death to One Child Can Establish Substantial Emotional-Harm Risk to Siblings Present Case: State of Iowa v. Victoria Linda Nichole Gibbs (Iowa Sup. Ct. June 12,...
State v. Mahana: Iowa’s Felon-in-Possession Ban Upheld Under Bruen/Rahimi and (As Applied) Strict Scrutiny Under Iowa Const. art. I, § 1A Case: State of Iowa v. Austin Dean Mahana Court: Supreme...
Intent to Repay Does Not Negate Federal Fraud: Temporary Deprivation Completes the Offense and Post-Hoc Asset Value Is Irrelevant Introduction In U.S. v. Bankman-Fried, the United States Court of...
Issue Exhaustion and Jurisdictional Limits in Removal Appeals: Waiver, One-Year Asylum Bar, and Substantial-Evidence Review 1. Introduction In Quadri Ademola Bankole v. Attorney General United States...
Diversity Removal Turns on the Pleading’s Damages Demand (Including Punitive Damages), and Video Evidence Can Defeat Assault/Battery at Summary Judgment Introduction Sergei Kovalev v. Laboratory Corp...
Hybrid Salary + Day-Rate Pay Is “Salary-Basis” Under 29 C.F.R. § 541.602(a) When a Predetermined Weekly (or Less Frequent) Guarantee Exists—No § 541.604(b) Reasonable-Relationship Test Case: Guilbeau...
Ex parte Young Requires a Pleaded Enforcement Nexus: Absent Specific Connection to Enforcement, Sovereign Immunity Defeats Federal Jurisdiction Introduction John Gannon, Incorporated v. Texas...
Dental Services Are “Health Care” Under Louisiana’s PPO Act; PPO Act and Network Leasing Act Harmonized Case: Wightman v. Ameritas Life Ins. Corp., No. 24-30775 (5th Cir. June 12, 2026) Court: United...
Interlocutory Civil-Contempt Orders in Bankruptcy: Parties Usually Must Wait to Appeal, Non-Parties May Appeal Immediately Case: In re: BYJUs Alpha Inc, No. 25-1828 (3d Cir. June 12, 2026) (not...
Interpleader to Adjudicate State-University Hospital Liens Is Not Barred by § 14 State Immunity (Ala.) Case: Wood v. Health Care Authority for Baptist Health Court: Supreme Court of Alabama Date:...
Mississippi’s 2026 Rule 81 Reform: Rule 4(i) Governs Returnable Summons and Rule 5(b) Notice After Personal Jurisdiction 1. Introduction In In Re: The Rules of Civil Procedure (Supreme Court of...
Permission from an Adverse Possessor Bars a Family Member’s Adverse Possession After Title Vests Automatically at Ten Years Introduction In Ashford v. Belcher (Supreme Court of Mississippi, June 11,...
Wrongful-Death Beneficiary Intervention After Settlement Is Barred by Untimeliness Under the In re Hood Factors Case: Smith v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (Miss. June 11, 2026)...
Millette v. Burger: “Currently Pending” Limits Special-Judge Authority; No Reassignment, No Power to Act 1. Introduction Case: Millette v. Burger, Supreme Court of Mississippi (June 11, 2026)....
Negligent Entrustment in Mississippi Requires Supplier Control and a Causally Linked, Foreseeable Risk—Not Mere Title or Past Rehab Status 1. Introduction In Rig Masters, Inc. v. Colenberg (Miss....
Fitch v. White: Mississippi Attorney General’s Exclusive Authority to Manage and Prosecute State Recovery Litigation Despite Auditor Demand Powers 1. Introduction In Fitch v. White (Miss. June 11,...
Sixth Circuit Clarifies Confrontation Limits for Data-Driven Expert Testimony in Healthcare-Fraud Prosecutions I. Introduction In United States v. Kindy Ghussin (Nos. 25-1056/1099/1104/1157/1353, 6th...
State v. Mielak: “Conduct” Expressing Lack of Consent Includes Omissions and a Series of Acts/Omissions Under § 28-318(8)(a)(iii) Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska Citation: 321 Neb. 542 (Filed June...