Paul Mollica's Federal Courts Blog

In Halbower v. Hiscox Syndicate 33 of Lloyd’s of London, No. 25-1152 (6th Cir. May 29, 2026), the panel unanimously remands an insurance dispute to reconsider diversity jurisdiction where the defendant is a Lloyd’s of London “Syndicate,” an unincorporated gr...

In Khatabi v. Car Auto Holdings LLC, No. 24-12573 (11th Cir. May 28, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit holds that the “administrative termination” of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 50 and 59 motions to facilitate a post-trial mediation was not sufficiently conclusive to res...

In Ewalt v. GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings, No. 25-4015 (6th Cir. May 22, 2026), the Sixth Circuit agrees with the defendant that the district court ought not have remanded this CAFA (Class Action Fairness Act) case after denying class certification, but hold...

In PCC Airfoils, LLC v. Daugherty, No. 25-3794 (6th Cir. May 19, 2026), the Sixth Circuit declares definitively that there is no “clear and convincing” standard of proof on a Fed. R. Civ. P. 65 motion for a preliminary injunction, disaffirming a...

In In re Express Scripts, Inc., No. 25-2281 (4th Cir. May 15, 2026), the Fourth Circuit grants mandamus to direct that defendant Express Scripts get a jury trial in a public nuisance lawsuit, because at least one remedy sought—an abatement fund for drug rehabilitation—...