adoption-of-restatement-(second)-torts- Case Commentaries

Drug-Impaired Parenting Can Establish Neglect Without Drug Use in a Child’s Presence

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Drug-Impaired Parenting Can Establish Neglect Without Drug Use in a Child’s Presence Case: In re K.M.-1 and K.M.-2, No. 25-766 Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decided: October 14,...

In re L.L. and H.L.: Persistent Nonparticipation Supports Denial of Further Delay and Termination Without Lesser Alternatives

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Persistent Nonparticipation Supports Denial of Further Delay and Termination Without Lesser Alternatives Case: In re L.L. and H.L., No. 25-778 Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia...

Parental Noncompliance Can Support Denial of a Continuance and Termination Without Lesser Alternatives

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Parental Noncompliance Can Support Denial of a Continuance and Termination Without Lesser Alternatives Case: In re L.L. and H.L.-1, No. 25-799 Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia...

Neglect Cannot Be Automatically Imputed to Siblings: Child-Specific Findings Must Precede Disposition

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Neglect Cannot Be Automatically Imputed to Siblings: Child-Specific Findings Must Precede Disposition Case: In re M.C., C.C., and M.P., No. 25-501 Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia...

Repeated Substance-Abuse Relapse After Successful Improvement Periods Can Justify Denial of Further Services and Termination of Parental Rights

Date: Oct 17, 2026

Repeated Substance-Abuse Relapse After Successful Improvement Periods Can Justify Denial of Another Improvement Period and Termination of Parental Rights Case: In re M.M., No. 25-835, Supreme Court...

Drug-Impaired Parenting Can Establish Neglect Without Drug Use in a Child’s Presence

In re L.L. and H.L.: Persistent Nonparticipation Supports Denial of Further Delay and Termination Without Lesser Alternatives

Parental Noncompliance Can Support Denial of a Continuance and Termination Without Lesser Alternatives

Neglect Cannot Be Automatically Imputed to Siblings: Child-Specific Findings Must Precede Disposition

Repeated Substance-Abuse Relapse After Successful Improvement Periods Can Justify Denial of Further Services and Termination of Parental Rights

Mental Health Treatment Alone Does Not Bar Termination of Parental Rights

Prior Failed Services and Persistent Denial May Justify Termination Without Further Reunification Efforts

Ohio’s Saving Statute Permits Successive Qualifying Refilings After the Original Limitations Period Expires

Repeated Bankruptcy Neglect and Conflicted Representation: Voluntary Surrender as Disbarment in Georgia

Untimely Answers: Waiver of CPLR 3215(c) Dismissal Without Vacatur of Default

Unsecured Scaffold-Stored Blocks Can Establish Labor Law § 240(1) Liability to Workers Below

Requester Characteristics Cannot Determine Disclosure Under Nevada’s Public-Records Balancing Tests

Nevada Premises Liability: Foreseeable Hazards Can Establish Constructive Notice Without a Mode-of-Operation Theory

Workers’ Compensation After Death: An Adequate Record Can Preserve the Claim

Discontinuance with Prejudice Against a Fee Owner Can Defeat Property Claims and Related Defenses

State v. Wilson: Actual Prejudice and Deliberate Tactical Delay Required for Preindictment Due-Process Claims

Ohio CLE Enforcement: Monetary Sanctions and Suspension for Uncured Compliance Failures

Laches Bars Stale Stock-Recognition Claims Absent Pleaded Tolling or Extraordinary Circumstances

Curative Instructions and Unanimous Predicate-Felony Verdicts: Limits on Mistrial and Plain-Error Relief

Brown v. State: Harmless Other-Acts Error, Affirmative Waiver, and the Felony Bar to Self-Defense