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

Age and Cognitive Decline Do Not Create an As-Applied Exemption from Execution Under Florida’s Eighth Amendment Conformity Clause

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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...

People v. Kent: Juror Numbers and Initials Violate CPL 270.15 but Do Not Create Automatic Reversible Error

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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...

Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v Dimura: Separate RPAPL 1304 Notice for Each Borrower and Vacatur of Orders Entered Without Proper Motion Notice

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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

Date: Sep 26, 2026

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...

Alcohol Use Does Not Bar Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Under KRS 342.610(4)

Date: Sep 26, 2026

Alcohol Use Does Not Bar Kentucky Workers’ Compensation Under KRS 342.610(4), and a Safety Reduction Requires Proof of Hazardous Conduct Case: Safe Zone v. Donnell Perry Court: Supreme Court of...

A Police Officer’s Plain Reading of a Cellebrite Report Is Lay Testimony and Requires No Digital-Forensics Expert Qualification

Date: Sep 26, 2026

A Police Officer’s Plain Reading of a Cellebrite Report Is Lay Testimony and Requires No Digital-Forensics Expert Qualification Case: Sylvanus Joseph McBride v. Commonwealth of Kentucky Court:...

Compliance Does Not Moot a Stay Request When Effective Relief Remains Available, but Speculative Harm Cannot Justify a Stay

Date: Sep 26, 2026

Compliance Does Not Moot a Stay Request When Effective Relief Remains Available, but Speculative Harm Cannot Justify a Stay Case: Commonwealth of Kentucky Ex Rel. Attorney General Russell Coleman v....