| 25-932 |
Dorothy Bivens v. ZEP, Inc. |
Sixth Circuit |
2026-02-06 |
Pending |
|
circuit-split customer-harassment employment-discrimination negligence-standard title-vii workplace-harassment |
This case concerns the liability standard under Title VII when an employee experiences workplace sexual harassment at the hands of a customer. The Fir… |
| 25-6673 |
James R. Caputo v. Richard S. Tubiolo, et al. |
New York |
2026-01-29 |
Pending |
IFP |
attorney-client-relationship legal-malpractice negligence-standard pleading-amendment professional-medical-conduct summary-judgment |
Question not identified. |
| 20-5278 |
Melvin Whitehead v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-08-05 |
Denied |
IFP |
crime-of-violence federal-court federal-recidivism-enhancement federal-sentencing-guidelines intentional-conduct mens-rea negligence negligence-standard recidivism-enhancement state-offense |
1) Where the definition of a crime of violence under federal recidivism
enhancement provisions, such as U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(1), include the limiting
l… |
| 19-790 |
Juan A. Martin-de-Nicolas v. AAA Texas County Mutual Insurance Company |
Texas |
2019-12-20 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
automobile-liability-insurance civil-procedure duty-to-settle insurance insurance-duty insurance-law legal-liability liability negligence negligence-standard policyholder-negligence policyholder-rights settlement settlement-obligation third-party-claims |
Do automobile liability insurers have a duty not-to-settle third-party claims, when it becomes reasonably clear that the peril insured against — polic… |
| 19-795 |
Paul D. Voorhees v. United States |
Armed Forces |
2019-12-20 |
Denied |
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conduct-unbecoming-an-officer criminal-prosecution criminal-statute due-process mens-rea military-justice negligence negligence-standard rehaif-v-united-states scienter sixth-amendment uniform-code-military-justice uniform-code-of-military-justice |
Does this mens rea or scienter principle apply to criminal prosecutions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, where the underlying statute at is… |
| 19-94 |
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation v. Ingram Barge Company |
Eighth Circuit |
2019-07-18 |
Denied |
|
allision approved-design common-law-duty design-approval legal-standard-of-care navigable-waters negligence negligence-standard rivers-and-harbors-act |
May an owner's preservation of the approved design of a structure in navigable waters which is in compliance with its approved design, constitute negl… |
| 18-91 |
Antoinette Pizzino v. NCL (Bahamas) Ltd., dba Norwegian Cruise Line |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-07-20 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
actual-notice common-law constructive-notice cruise-line cruise-lines dangerous-condition maritime-law maritime-negligence negligence negligence-standard notice notice-requirement premises-liability |
Whether, in cases where a defendant or its agent has created the dangerous condition that causes injury, a plaintiff in a maritime negligence case sho… |