Relocation Denied Where a Child’s Autism-Related Need for Stability and Established Family Bonds Outweighs Economic Upside 1. Introduction Matter of Elya L. v Aaron L. (2026 NY Slip Op 03864) is a...
Fee-for-Service Contractors Are Not FOIL “Agencies” Absent Governmental Control 1. Introduction Matter of Ryan v Watershed Agric. Council of the N.Y. City Watersheds, Inc. (2026 NY Slip Op 03853 [3d...
EDPL Not Implicated Absent an “Acquisition”: Municipal Roadway Guardrails Within the Right-of-Way Do Not State a Takings Claim Case: Draina v Town of Ballston, 2026 NY Slip Op 03863 (App Div 3d Dept...
Deficiency Judgments in New York Foreclosures: Speculative Redevelopment Potential Does Not Inflate “Fair Market Value,” and Unpaid Tax Liens Exceeding Sale Proceeds Do Not Void the Sale 1....
Mandatory DCJS Registry Reporting Is Qualifiedly Privileged Absent Actual Malice; Settlement Confidentiality Does Not Bar Nonspecific Personnel-File References Introduction In Carpenter v City of...
Post-Warrant Claims Must Satisfy Rule 3.851 Discoverability; No Eighth Amendment Elderly Exemption in Florida I. Introduction In Dusty Ray Spencer v. State of Florida (Fla. June 18, 2026), the...
“As Is, Where Is” Auction Disclaimers Defeat Condition-Based Claims Absent Proof of a Specific Pre-Sale Representation and Reliance Case: Lovett, Charles v. Bayshore Ford Truck Sales, Inc. Court:...
Settlement Stipulation and Acquiescence Can Establish Common-Law Dedication of a Public Trail 1. Introduction In John Gerlach and Debra Gerlach v. Town of Chittenden (2026 VT 25), the Vermont Supreme...
Mere Knowledge of a Competing Deal Is Not “Inducement”: Nebraska Clarifies Tortious Interference and Reinforces Competitor’s Privilege 1. Introduction Bar at the Yard v. Friends Family, 321 Neb. 606...
ERA’s Age-Equality Guarantee Does Not Implicitly Repeal New York’s Mandatory Judicial Retirement Rule Introduction Matter of Miller v. State of New York (2026 NY Slip Op 03907) presented the New York...
No Common-Law Duty on Adjoining Owners to Prevent Excavation Stop-Work Delays; Pure Economic Loss Unrecoverable 1. Introduction In 1992 Third Realty LLC v Third Ave NY Realty LLC (2026 NY Slip Op...
EMS and Ambulance Companies Are Not “Providers of Health Care” (and Ambulances Are Not “Clinics”) Under NRS Chapter 41A 1. Introduction In RBR Management, LLC v. The Eighth Judicial District Court of...
Scientific Consensus on Late Brain Development Is Not “Newly Discovered Evidence” in Successive Florida Death-Penalty Postconviction Motions I. Introduction In Harold Lee Harvey, Jr. v. State of...
Ohio “Blue Sky” Rescission Liability Requires a Sale-Nexus: Routine Post‑Sale Brokerage Services Are Not “Participat[ing] in or Aid[ing] … in Making” an Unlawful Sale Under R.C. 1707.43(A) I....
People v. Scott: Continuing Menace and Retained Control Can Supply the “Immediate Force” Element of Robbery 1. Introduction Case: People v Scott, 2026 NY Slip Op 03844 (App Div 3d Dept June 18,...
Fiduciaries Cannot Be Liable for Aiding and Abetting Their Own Fiduciary Breach; Corporate “Residency” for CPLR 202 May Require Discovery Where Operations and Formal Domicile Diverge 1. Introduction...
People v. Childs — Harmless Error Standard for “Twin-Count” Murder Submissions with Proper Inconsistent-Count Charge 1. Introduction In People v Childs (2026 NY Slip Op 03846 [3d Dept June 18,...
Race-Exclusive State Grant Programs Fail Strict Scrutiny After SFFA; Wisconsin Taxpayer Standing Requires Only Alleged Illegal Expenditure I. Introduction Konkanok Rabiebna, et al. (a group of...
NRS 295.061(3) Limits Renewed District-Court Challenges—Not Appellate Review—of a Court-Modified Description of Effect I. Introduction BURTCH v. AGUILAR (BALLOT ISSUE) is a Nevada Supreme Court...
Young-Factor Findings Required When NRCP 37(c)(1) Evidence Preclusion Functionally Ends the Case I. Introduction Zhang v. Zhang, 142 Nev., Advance Opinion 45 (June 18, 2026), arises from a dispute...