Rhode Island Truck Center, LLC v. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC, Case No. 25-1781 (1st Cir. 2026).
A manufacturer that reserves sole discretion to appoint additional dealers within a nonexclusive area of responsibility does not breach the dealer agreement or the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing when it appoints a new dealer for business reasons tied to contractual objectives such as customer support and dealer performance.
In re: City of Chester, Case No. 23-1712 (3d Cir. 2025).
Liens on a city’s pledged gaming and host community revenue streams constitute consensual security interests cut off by 11 U.S.C. § 552(a), which liens are not preserved post-petition by the statutory and special-revenue exceptions.
Van Faassen v. Lindberg, Case No. 24-1898 (4th Cir. 2026).
Although a foreign court judgment confirming a foreign arbitration award remains independently enforceable under a state foreign-country recognition act for money judgments, the three-year period in 9 U.S.C. § 207 for confirming a foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention operates as a mandatory statute of limitations rather than a mere permissive filing window.
Golden Corral Corp. v. Illinois Union Insurance Co., Case No. 25-1682 (4th Cir. 2026).
A subsequent, divergent decision of a state's highest court does not, without more, constitute the extraordinary circumstances required for relief from a final judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(6), particularly where the later ruling does not arise from the same transaction or occurrence as the closed case.
Ayers v. Neuegebauer (In re: With Purpose, Incorporated), Case No. 25-10572 (5th Cir. 2026)
An individual creditor injured by a willful violation of the automatic stay may recover actual damages and attorneys’ fees under 11 U.S.C. § 362(k) when opposing parties knowingly continue litigation conduct that exercises control over estate property.
In re: Romero, Case No. 25-2021 (7th Cir. 2026).
A purchaser of a Certificate of Purchase under Illinois property tax law has a tax claim within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. § 511(a), and the applicable non-bankruptcy interest rate on that secured claim is the 18% annual delinquent tax rate under 35 ILCS 200/21-15 for Cook County.
Oak Lawn Pavilion, Inc. v. Small Business Administration, Case No. 24-2757 (7th Cir. 2026).
An SBA regulation that treats commonly owned or majority‑controlled affiliated businesses as a single “corporate group” for purposes of loan‑forgiveness caps under the Paycheck Protection Program falls within the agency’s statutory authority and reasonably implements the CARES Act’s limitations on guarantees to “any qualified small business concern.”
Comet Technologies USA, Inc. v. XP Power, LLC, Case Nos. 23-15601, 23-15709, 25-745 (9th Cir. 2026).
Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, a plaintiff bears the burden of proving that its trade secrets were not readily ascertainable by proper means, and instructing the jury that the defendant must disprove that essential element is reversible error.
Novedades y Servicios, Inc. v. FinCEN, Case No. 25-4238 (9th Cir. 2026).
A FinCEN geographic targeting order that imposes currency transaction reporting obligations on all unspecified money services businesses throughout a broad geographic area is a substantive rule rather than an order, so its issuance without notice and comment rulemaking likely violates the Administrative Procedure Act.
Savannah Shoals, LLC v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Case No. 24-12661 (11th Cir. 2026)
A taxpayer claiming a conservation easement deduction must prove value based on a reasonably probable highest and best use, and a court need not apply a rigid four-factor appraisal test when the evidence shows the proposed use is not financially feasible due to lack of market support.
