Instituto Médico del Norte, Inc. v. Greengift Capital, LLC, Case No. 23-1314 (1st Cir. 2026).
A bankruptcy court must provide a sufficiently reasoned basis for granting summary judgment when the record and potentially dispositive issues make meaningful appellate review impossible without an explanation.
Arrowhead Capital Finance, Ltd. v. Picture Pro LLC, Case Nos. 25-1606, 25-1833 (2d Cir. 2026).
A court of appeals may invoke its inherent authority to dismiss an appeal when the appellant has not paid appellate sanctions imposed by a sister circuit in litigation involving the same parties and the same or similar subject matter.
Trireme Energy Development, LLC v. RWE Renewables Americas, LLC, Case No. 24-3190 (2nd Cir. 2026).
Claim preclusion may bar a successive claim previously asserted in a denied motion to amend when the denial rested on substantive grounds, the claim arose before the first action, the plaintiff lacked diligence in discovering or asserting it, and the plaintiff failed to appeal the denial.
Summit Locations, LLC v. Board of Trustees, Bath Township, Ohio, Case No. 25-3833 (6th Cir. 2026).
A plaintiff lacks Article III standing to challenge a sign ordinance when an unchallenged and independently applicable ordinance provision would continue to prohibit the proposed sign, leaving the requested relief unable to redress the asserted injury.
