News In Brief

I apologize for my absence for the last few days. Houseguests, work, and play have all kept me far too busy to provide detailed entries here. In lieu of those details, I offer a headline summary of recent decisions I have found.

I should be back on top of things by Friday, and will provide full entries on all of the cases noted below. In the meantime, check out the cases (linked) if you are interested as well as Blawg Review #155 from the California Blog of Appeal.

• Split Noted: Can Events After the Filing of Suit Affect Its Removal?
  Per Sprigman v. AIG Marketing, Inc., 2008 WL 1722153 (7th Cir. Apr. 15, 2008)
  
• Split Widened: Does 26 U.S.C. § 7502 Override the Common Law Mailbox Rule In Tax Cases? [Tax Case on Tax Day]
  Per Phila. Marine Trade Ass’n-Int’l Longshoremens’ Ass’n Pension Fund v. Comm’r. (3d Cir. Apr. 15, 2008)
  
• Split Noted: What Principles Should Limit the Boundaries of Honest Services Fraud?
  Per United States v. Sorich, 2008 WL 1723670 (7th Cir. Apr. 15, 2008)
  
• Split Widened: Does 11 U.S.C. § 547(c)(1)(B)’s Requirement of Substantial Contemporaneity Provide a Bright-Line 10 Day Period?
  Per Gordon v. Novastar Mortgage, Inc. (In re Hedrick), 2008 WL 1724009 (11th Cir. Apr. 15, 2008).
  
• Split Noted: Is Mandatory Restitution Criminal or Civil in Nature?
  Per United States v. Bonner, 2008 WL 1701841 (7th Cir. Apr. 14, 2008).