FAPA Renewal Rule: Voluntary Discontinuance Does Not De-Accelerate or Reset the Mortgage Foreclosure Limitations Period 1. Introduction Bank of N.Y. Mellon v Conforti (2026 NY Slip Op 05262 [2d Dept...
Bellavia v. Hoppenstein: Nonconforming CPLR 2106 Party Affirmations Cannot Supply Facts on CPLR 3211 Motions (but Legal Argument May Still Be Considered) Case: Bellavia v Hoppenstein, 2026 NY Slip Op...
Documentary Evidence Can Defeat Short-Sale “Condition Precedent” Theories at the Pleading Stage, Enforcing Time-of-the-Essence Default and Down-Payment Forfeiture 1. Introduction Clarke v Spino (2026...
Foley v. Foley: Civil Contempt May Enforce an Unpaid Matrimonial Distributive Award Where Execution Is Not Legally Available; Issues Are Forfeited After an Abandoned Cross-Appeal 1. Introduction In...
Policyholder Entitlement to MLMIC Demutualization Proceeds Absent Assignment or Contractual Transfer 1. Introduction Joseph Onorato, M.D., P.C. v Bruck (Appellate Division, Second Department, Sept....
King v. Kohn (2d Dep’t 2026): No Notice of Pendency Where Pleading Seeks Only Damages; Former DCL § 276 Unavailable for Post–April 4, 2020 Conduct 1. Introduction In King v Kohn (2026 NY Slip Op...
Levine v Stellar 341, LLC — Pleading Adverse Possession and Practical Location Under Pre-2008 RPAPL; What Counts (and Doesn’t) as “Documentary Evidence” on CPLR 3211(a)(1) 1. Introduction Levine v...
Co-Signatory Not Liable Where Contract Unambiguously Assigns Payment to Another; Indefinite Construction-Management Agreements Unenforceable; Quantum Meruit Requires Proof of Reasonable Value...
Visually Indistinct “Two-Surface” Floor Installations and Slip-Resistance Failures Create Triable Negligence Issues for Both Contractors and Premises Operators 1. Introduction Macri v Fluor Enters.,...
Subsequently Discovered Evidence Defeats Res Judicata After an Article 78 Proceeding, but Fraud and Prospective Business-Interference Claims Still Demand Particularized Pleading 1. Introduction In...
Statute of Frauds Bars Oral Real-Property Ownership Claims, but Unjust Enrichment Restitution May Proceed (Zeltser v. Kukolev) 1. Introduction In Zeltser v Kukolev (2026 NY Slip Op 05353), the...
Paid Suspension Plus No-Contact Restrictions Can Be a Title VII “Adverse Employment Action” Under Muldrow Case: Telma Hall v. Alabama State University (11th Cir. Sept. 16, 2026) (Not for Publication)...
United States v. Guerrero-Alba: No Plain-Error Reversal for a Brief § 3553(c) Explanation Where the Record Makes the Variance Rationale Clear; Sentencing-Disparity Claims Require a Specific...
Qualified Immunity Bars Stigma-Plus Claims Premised on Lost Private Contracts (and Appellate Record Failures Can Independently Require Affirmance) Introduction In McCurdy v. Unruh (10th Cir. Sept....
Upward Variances in § 922(g) Sentencing May Rest on Juvenile History, Dual Supervision Status, and Institutional Misconduct Beyond the Guidelines 1. Introduction In United States v. Brian Preston...
Premeditation May Be Inferred From Seconds of Reflection Between Shots When Applying the § 2K2.1(c)(1)(A) Attempted First-Degree Murder Cross-Reference 1. Introduction United States v. Angelo Reid,...
TSCA “Conditions of Use” Rule: No “Whole-Chemical” Risk Determinations and Mandatory Consideration of Real-World PPE in MC Regulation I. Introduction East Fork Enterprises v. EPA (5th Cir. Sept. 15,...
TSCA “Conditions of Use” Require Use-by-Use Risk Determinations and Real-World PPE Assumptions; Precautionary “Whole-Chemical” Bans Demand Substantial Evidence East Fork Enterprises v. EPA (5th Cir....
Fifth Circuit Upholds § 1915(e) Frivolousness Dismissal and a Narrowly Tailored Pre‑Filing Injunction for Serial IFP Attacks on a State‑Court Judgment 1. Introduction Case: ReJoyce Foundation; Rickye...
“Overall Project Purposes” May Encompass Multiple Interrelated Objectives Under CWA § 404(b) Alternatives Review I. Introduction Save The Colorado v. Graham (10th Cir. Sept. 15, 2026) arises from a...