A Slowly Executed Emergency Police U-Turn Is Not Reckless Disregard Merely Because Sirens or Lights Were Not Used Commentary on: Murphy v Gallegos, 2026 NY Slip Op 05404 Court: Appellate Division of...
Proximity Alone Does Not Establish Standing to Challenge a Subdivision Without Specific, Nonspeculative Harm Case: Matter of Kopald v Town of Highlands N.Y. Planning Bd. Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op...
Repeated Client Abandonment and Retention of Unearned Fees Support a One-Year Suspension with Reinstatement Conditions Case: In Re: Jon Rhyan Fritz Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky Date: September...
Age and Cognitive Decline Do Not Create an As-Applied Exemption from Execution Under Florida’s Eighth Amendment Conformity Clause Case: Curtis W. Beasley v. State of Florida Court: Supreme Court of...
Public-Land Egress Does Not Defeat Private-Road Necessity Without an Existing Public-Road Connection, and Private-Road Restrictions Must Be Supported by Evidence Case: Wagonhound Land & Livestock...
Threshold Special-Verdict Questions Using Ordinary Language Need No Abstract Tort Definition Case: Tara Rose and James Rose, as Co-Conservators for and On Behalf of Kathleen Rose v. Campbell County...
A Taxpayer Must Present Appraisal-Relevant Evidence to Overcome an Assessor’s Property-Condition Rating Case: Janis D. Gummel v. Laramie County Assessor, 2026 WY 103 Court: Supreme Court of Wyoming...
Post-Injury Click-Through Waivers Release Pending Claims Under Ordinary Contract Law Case: Litterer v. Vail Summit Resorts, Inc., 2026 CO 65, 25SC134 (Colo. Sep. 21, 2026) Court: Colorado Supreme...
Judgment-Avoidance Asset Transfers May Be the “Transaction Attacked” in New York Veil-Piercing Claims Case: Matter of UBS Sec. LLC v Dondero Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05460 Court: Appellate Division...
Repeated Custodial Withholding and Unilateral Child-Care Decisions Justify Tie-Breaking Authority and Supervised Parenting Time Case: Matter of Devon YY. v James ZZ. Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05446...
Confidential Communications from Chambers That Divide Defense Counsel’s Loyalty Create an Actual Conflict and Invalidate an Uninformed Jury Waiver Case: People v. Thayer Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op...
People v. Edmunds: Equivocal Assurances Cannot Cure a Prospective Juror’s Expressed Law-Enforcement Bias Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05442 Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third...
Juror Numbers and Initials Violate CPL 270.15 but Do Not Create Automatic Reversible Error Case: People v Kent, 2026 NY Slip Op 05441 Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Department...
Separate RPAPL 1304 Notice Is Required for Each Borrower, and an Order Entered on an Improperly Served Motion Is a Nullity Case: Nationstar Mtge., LLC v Dimura Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05406 Court:...
Zoning Challenges Require Direct, Non-Speculative Injury Within the Protected Zone of Interests Case: Matter of Kopald v Town of Highlands N.Y. Zoning Bd. of Appeals Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05396...
A General Appearance Waives Personal-Jurisdiction Defenses, and Untimely Note-of-Issue Challenges Require Exceptional Circumstances Case: Federal Natl. Mtge. Assn. v Cassis Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op...
Labor Law § 240(1): Conflicting Accident Accounts and Available Trench Bracing May Preclude Summary Judgment Case: Veliu v Verizon N.Y. Inc. Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05374 Court: Appellate Division...
All Minnesota Cartways Must Be Two Rods Wide, and Towns May Condition Their Opening on Safe Construction at the Petitioner’s Expense Case: Bryce Holstad, et al. v. Town of May Court: Supreme Court of...
Complete Assignment of Partnership Interests Terminates Partner Status Absent an Express Agreement to the Contrary Case: MAGINN, JR. v. MAGINN (FAMILY) Court: Supreme Court of Nevada | Date:...
Knowing Video-Recorded Assent Is an Electronic Signature Satisfying Kentucky’s Statute of Frauds Case: Jacob Dotson v. CIA Drug, LLC Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky Date: September 24, 2026...