conversion-liability-under-restatement-(second)-of-torts- Case Commentaries

Memoranda of Payment Do Not Satisfy RSA 281-A:55-a, II Notice of a “Possible Claim” Against the Special Fund

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Memoranda of Payment Do Not Satisfy RSA 281-A:55-a, II Notice of a “Possible Claim” Against the Special Fund Case: Appeal of Comm'r of N.H. Dep't of Labor, Cite: 2026 N.H. 34 Court: Supreme Court of...

State v. Sarria (375 Or 516) — ORS 133.076 Requires a Peace-Officer-Issued (Not Court-Issued) Criminal Citation; Outdoor Media Limits New Procedural Affirmances in Conditional-Plea Appeals

Date: Sep 5, 2026

State v. Sarria (375 Or 516) — ORS 133.076 Requires a Peace-Officer-Issued (Not Court-Issued) Criminal Citation; Outdoor Media Limits New Procedural Affirmances in Conditional-Plea Appeals I....

Okene v. Blanche: Substantial-Evidence Review for INA § 240A Hardship and VAWA Battery/Extreme-Cruelty Determinations

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Okene v. Blanche: Substantial-Evidence Review for INA § 240A Hardship and VAWA Battery/Extreme-Cruelty Determinations 1. Introduction In Okene v. Blanche (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026), Wilberforce Okene,...

Direct-Sales Bans Survive Rational-Basis Review as Applied to Non‑Franchising EV Manufacturers Under Fifth Circuit Precedent

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Direct-Sales Bans Survive Rational-Basis Review as Applied to Non‑Franchising EV Manufacturers Under Fifth Circuit Precedent Case: Lucid Group USA v. Johnston (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) | Court: United...

No Due Process Error from Reasonable Trial Time Limits Absent Objection or Prejudice; Unsworn Post-Trial Submissions Properly Excluded

Date: Sep 5, 2026

No Due Process Error from Reasonable Trial Time Limits Absent Objection or Prejudice; Unsworn Post-Trial Submissions Properly Excluded 1. Introduction Bryan Hutcheson v. Haley Frano and Kenneth Frano...

Option-to-Purchase Contracts: No Implied Right to Delay Closing to Challenge a Contractually-Required MAI Appraisal; Appraisal-Critique Experts Must Satisfy V.R.E. 702

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Option-to-Purchase Contracts: No Implied Right to Delay Closing to Challenge a Contractually-Required MAI Appraisal; Appraisal-Critique Experts Must Satisfy V.R.E. 702 Introduction Jamaica Cottage...

Relief-from-Abuse Orders May Rest on Circumstantial Proof of Nonaccidental Injury and a Parent’s Acts or Omissions Failing to Protect a Child

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Relief-from-Abuse Orders May Rest on Circumstantial Proof of Nonaccidental Injury and a Parent’s Acts or Omissions Failing to Protect a Child Note on authority: This decision is an Entry Order issued...

Requiring a Record-Based, Note 3(C) Five-Factor Mitigating-Role Determination Under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 (Post Guía-Sendeme and Guzmán-Ceballos)

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Requiring a Record-Based, Note 3(C) Five-Factor Mitigating-Role Determination Under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2 (Post Guía-Sendeme and Guzmán-Ceballos) I. Introduction In United States v. Gonzalez (1st Cir....

Redressability Controls Billboard-Sign Standing When an Unchallenged Structural Ban Independently Prohibits the Proposed Sign

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Redressability Controls Billboard-Sign Standing When an Unchallenged Structural Ban Independently Prohibits the Proposed Sign I. Introduction Case: Summit Locations, LLC v. Bd. of Trs., Bath Twp.,...

Procedural Forfeiture and Docket-Management Deference in Consolidated Federal Actions Challenging State Criminal Proceedings

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Procedural Forfeiture and Docket-Management Deference in Consolidated Federal Actions Challenging State Criminal Proceedings 1. Introduction In Urve Maggitti v. John Capuzzi, Sr. (3d Cir. Sept. 4,...

Tenth Circuit: Hardship Review Is Deferential, and Cancellation Appeals Cannot Recast Fact Disputes as Legal Error

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Tenth Circuit: Hardship Review Is Deferential, and Cancellation Appeals Cannot Recast Fact Disputes as Legal Error 1. Introduction In Hernandez Hernandez v. Blanche (10th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)...

Post-Hunter I: Appeal Waivers Yield Only to Obvious, Egregious Error—Debatable § 922(g)(3) Constitutional Claims Remain Waived

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Post-Hunter I: Appeal Waivers Yield Only to Obvious, Egregious Error—Debatable § 922(g)(3) Constitutional Claims Remain Waived I. Introduction United States v. Nyandoro (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026)...

Starbucks v. NLRB (5th Cir. Sept. 4, 2026): Limits on NLRB Coercion Findings and Remedies—No Consequential Damages; No “Impossible” Reopening; Gissel Bargaining Order and Notice-Reading Sustained

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Limits on NLRB Coercion Findings and Remedies—No Consequential Damages; No “Impossible” Reopening; Gissel Bargaining Order and Notice-Reading Sustained Introduction In Starbucks Corporation v....

Financial and Logistical Realities May Be Weighed in Out-of-State Parent-Child Contact—§ 650 “Maximum Contact” Does Not Eliminate Trial-Court Discretion

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Financial and Logistical Realities May Be Weighed in Out-of-State Parent-Child Contact—§ 650 “Maximum Contact” Does Not Eliminate Trial-Court Discretion 1. Introduction Karissa Lashley v. Jacob...

Fourth Circuit: Objective Recklessness Establishes Willful FBAR Liability, and Aggregate Willful FBAR Penalties Are Not “Grossly Disproportional” When Far Below the Statutory Maximum

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Fourth Circuit: Objective Recklessness Establishes Willful FBAR Liability, and Aggregate Willful FBAR Penalties Are Not “Grossly Disproportional” When Far Below the Statutory Maximum 1. Introduction...

Harmless Error in CAT Review When Likelihood-of-Torture Fails at Myrie Step One

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Harmless Error in CAT Review When Likelihood-of-Torture Fails at Myrie Step One 1. Introduction In Rafael Aguilar-Ayala v. Attorney General United States of America (3d Cir. Sept. 4, 2026) (not...

Summary Judgment Reversible Error: District Courts Must Analyze Self-Interested Testimony on Insurable Interest and Explain Their Reasons

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Summary Judgment Reversible Error: District Courts Must Analyze Self-Interested Testimony on Insurable Interest and Explain Their Reasons 1. Introduction Case: Marbury v. United National Insurance...

Termination of Parental Rights: A Loving Bond Does Not Override the Child’s Need for Permanency When Other Best-Interest Factors Favor Termination

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Termination of Parental Rights: A Loving Bond Does Not Override the Child’s Need for Permanency When Other Best-Interest Factors Favor Termination Introduction Case: In re R.W., Juvenile (C.H.,...

Intervenor Standing Limits: Neighbors Cannot Appeal PUC Exclusion of Municipal Recommendations in § 248a CPG Proceedings

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Intervenor Standing Limits: Neighbors Cannot Appeal PUC Exclusion of Municipal Recommendations in § 248a CPG Proceedings I. Introduction Case: In re Petition of Industrial Tower and Wireless LLC...

Post-Judgment Business Setbacks Are Not “Newly Discovered Evidence” Under VR.C.P. 60(b)(2) in Divorce; Attorney’s Fees May Be Awarded for Meritless Relitigation

Date: Sep 5, 2026

Post-Judgment Business Setbacks Are Not “Newly Discovered Evidence” Under VR.C.P. 60(b)(2) in Divorce; Attorney’s Fees May Be Awarded for Meritless Relitigation 1. Introduction Case: Alison Beckwith...