Breach Claims Require an Operative Contractual Duty: Preserving Alternative Theories and Requests to Amend Case: Thomas E. Beeson and Donna L. Beeson v. Continental Properties Company, Inc. and...
Cumulative Credibility Defects and Nigerian Citizenship by Descent in Immigration Proceedings Case: Frank Joel Achu Tsi v. Todd Blanche Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...
An Obvious Medical Need Requires No Separate Showing of Grossly Inadequate Care Persistent ineffective treatment and the limits of summary judgment in prison medical-care litigation Case: Joshua...
Affirmative Sentencing Choices Waive Appellate Challenges, and Counterfeit-Drug Loss May Include Buyers’ Full Payments Case: United States v. Michael Basalyga, consolidated with the appeal of Reina...
Affirmative Waiver Limits Sentencing Appeals; Counterfeit-Drug Loss Can Include Buyers’ Full Payments Case: United States v. Reina Chirinos de Urena, consolidated with Michael Basalyga’s appeal, Nos....
The 2025 Sentencing Guidelines Preserve Fact-Specific Mitigation and Limits on Substantial-Assistance Appeals Case: United States v. Richard Hunt Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
Expressly Protected Third-Party Beneficiaries May Enforce Arbitration Without Signing the Agreement Case: UATP Management, LLC; UATP IP, LLC; UA Attractions, LLC; Rachelle Nurse-Goodly; and Joseph...
CFIUS Review Does Not Impliedly Preempt Texas’s Restrictions on Foreign Access to Critical Infrastructure Case: GH America v. Fohn, No. 25-50879 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
Joint Expert Reports Must Identify the Designated Expert’s Own Opinions and Analysis Case: Cain v. State Farm, No. 25-60442 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision:...
Physicians and Physician Assistants Practice in Substantially Similar Fields Under Iowa’s Medical-Expert Qualification Statute Case: Joshua Davenport v. Nathanael K. Fuller Court: Supreme Court of...
Specific Attorney-Discipline Confidentiality Rules Prevail over Iowa’s General Open Records Requirements Case: Robert Teig v. Iowa Judicial Branch, Molly Weber, Robert Gast, Nicholas Critelli, Iowa...
Title VII’s Religious-Employer Exemption Does Not Shield Religiously Motivated Sex Discrimination Commentary on John Doe v. Catholic Relief Services United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth...
Pervasive Trial Misconduct Can Require a New Trial Without a Prior Mistrial Motion Case: Banner v. Wright Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Decision: October 16, 2026...
Securities Class Certification Requires Weighing Market-Inefficiency Evidence Beyond the Cammer/Krogman Factors Case: Bozorgi v. Cassava Sciences Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth...
Systematic Seafood Mislabeling Can Establish Article III Injury Without Exact Substitution Rates Case: McCain v. Mary Mahoney's Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Date:...
Appellate Briefing Waiver and the Limits of Review of Later Filing Restrictions Case: Wakat v. Lamar Advertising Co. and related appeals, Nos. 25-5127, 25-5134, 25-5135, and 25-5137 Court: United...
Unbriefed Dismissal Challenges Are Waived; Later, Separately Entered Filing Restrictions Require Their Own Appeal Case: Wakat v. Okie Smoke.com Dispensary, decided together with three related appeals...
Appellate Briefing Waiver and the Need to Separately Appeal Later Filing Restrictions Case: Wakat v. Plainview Salvage, decided together with three related appeals Court: United States Court of...
Unbriefed Dismissal Challenges Are Waived; Separate Filing Restrictions Require a Proper Appeal Case: Wakat v. Robson and related appeals Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...
Suspension-Order Violations Do Not Mechanically Require Disbarment: The Proportionality Analysis in People v. Mann Deciding tribunal: Office of the Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Supreme Court...