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Summary Judgment

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Apr 10 2026
1st Cir. 24-1323 Panel Decision

García-Navarro v. Universal Insurance Company Hogar La Bella Unión, Inc.

The First Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Universal Insurance Company, holding that a Puerto Rico Supreme Court decision clarifying the scope of professional services exclusions applied retroactively to pending cases. The court rejected the appellant's argument that the intervening precedent created new law, finding instead that it merely clarified existing statutory interpretation.

Civil Insurance Summary Judgment
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Apr 10 2026
6th Cir. 24-1876 Published

DAVID LOVELL, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Chase Lovell v. COUNTY OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, et al LINDSEY O'NEIL; INTEGRATED SERVICES OF KALAMAZOO, a political subd...

The Sixth Circuit reversed the denial of qualified immunity for a jail mental-health official who ordered a compromise placement for a suicidal detainee. The court held that no clearly established law prohibited her decision to balance suicide prevention with the need to reduce the detainee's mental distress.

Civil Civil Rights - Section 1983 Eighth Amendment - Cruel & Unusual Qualified Immunity
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Apr 10 2026
United States Court… 24-5201 Panel Decision

SUSAN QASHU, PH.D v. MARCO RUBIO

The D.C. Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the State Department, ruling that it provided reasonable accommodations and that its decision not to renew a fellow's position was based on legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons. The court found no evidence of pretext or bad faith in the interactive process required under the Rehabilitation Act.

Civil Civil Rights - Employment Summary Judgment
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Apr 9 2026
11th Cir. 2:23-cv-00146-KKD-PBM Per Curiam

Ernest N. Finley, Jr. v. City of Montgomery, Steven L. Reed

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment and denial of a motion to stay in a civil rights and employment dispute involving a former police chief. The appellate court held that the appellant failed to challenge material facts or the lower court's reasoning, rendering the appeal frivolous under the summary affirmance standard.

Constitutional Sixth Amendment - Right to Counsel Summary Judgment
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Apr 9 2026
9th Cir. 3:21-cv-05707-DWC Unpublished

JAMES M. MURPHY v. RICHARD WILLIAM WEDAN

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a personal injury case, ruling that the plaintiff's claims were barred by Washington's three-year statute of limitations. The court rejected the plaintiff's argument that the discovery rule tolled the limitations period, finding he knew or should have known of the allegations by 2015 or 2016.

Civil Statute of Limitations Summary Judgment Tort / Personal Injury
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Apr 8 2026
9th Cir. 2:23-cv-06436 Published

Brothers Market LLC No. 2 v. United States

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court's summary judgment for the government in a challenge to the permanent disqualification of a convenience store from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The court held that the store failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact regarding suspicious transaction patterns that evidenced SNAP trafficking.

Administrative / Agency Review Civil Summary Judgment
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