Lederman v. Lederman: No Retroactive Reduction of Child-Support Arrears Without Poverty-Guideline Proof; Contempt and Mandatory Fee-Shifting for Willful Nonpayment 1. Introduction Case: Lederman v...
Municipal Emergency Demolition Oversight as a Proprietary Function: No Governmental-Function Immunity, and Contractual Control Can Create Labor Law § 241(6) Exposure 1. Introduction Fahey v Worship...
Judiciary Law § 487 Claims Against Foreclosure Counsel: No Claim Preclusion, No Collateral Attack, and Accrual When Damages Are Inferable (with Continuing-Wrong Tolling) Case: Jacobson v Fein, Such &...
Prolonged Escrow Shortages and Delayed Reconciliation Warrant Multi-Year Suspension (Matter of Taylor) 1. Introduction Matter of Taylor (2026 NY Slip Op 03447) is an attorney disciplinary decision...
Serba v. Cook: “As Is” Disclaimers and Caveat Emptor Bar Real-Estate Fraud Claims Absent Active Concealment; Title-Search Negligence Is Foreclosed After Merger into the Title Policy Court: Appellate...
Circumstantial “Mutually Reinforcing Layers” Can Prove the Agreement Element of 18 U.S.C. § 1349 Conspiracy Introduction In United States v. Filline (5th Cir. June 1, 2026), the Court of Appeals for...
“At the Request” Means an Expressed Wish: No Nonowned Auto Coverage When a School Email Merely Organizes Rides 1. Introduction Simmons v. Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company (5th Cir. June 1, 2026)...
Fourth Circuit: BIA Commits Reversible Error When It Mislabels a Preserved PSG as Newly Raised and Declines Merits Review Case: Glenda Alvarado-Paz v. Todd Blanche (4th Cir. June 1, 2026) |...
Enforceable § 3593(a) Death-Notice Deadlines and Virgin Islands Territorial Offenses as § 924(c)/(j) Predicates I. Introduction United States v. Richardson Dangleben, Jr. (3d Cir. June 1, 2026) is a...
Enforceable § 3593 Death-Notice Deadlines and Territorial Predicate Offenses Under § 924(c) in the Virgin Islands I. Introduction United States v. Richardson Dangleben, Jr. is a precedential Third...
Absence of Crosswalks Is Not a “Defect” Under OCGA § 32-4-93 and Cannot Support Municipal Nuisance Liability 1. Introduction In RYLES et al. v. CITY OF ATLANTA, Kendra Ryles (as administrator of...
Aggravated Circumstances (Sexual Abuse) Permit Termination Without Further Services or Less Restrictive Alternatives Under W. Va. Code § 49-4-604 1. Introduction In In re V.P., V.A.-B., A.B., and...
Termination Without Less Restrictive Alternatives When a Parent’s Denial Makes Abuse and Neglect “Untreatable” Introduction In re B.E., C.E., and S.E. (Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia,...
Early Capacity Determinations Under In re Billy Joe M.: Termination May Proceed Without Indefinite “Intensive Long-Term Assistance” When Supportive Services Show Parenting Deficits Persist 1....
In re F.L.: Domestic Violence (Including a Single “Occurrence”) Can Support Abuse/Neglect Adjudication; Broad Trial-Court Discretion Over Relevance at Adjudication 1. Introduction Case: In re F.L.,...
In re M.A.-1: Incarceration Plus Pre-Incarceration Parenting Deficits Can Support Termination Without Less Restrictive Alternatives When Permanency Cannot Be Achieved in the Near Future Supreme Court...
Credible Child Forensic Interviews and Mandatory “No Reasonable Likelihood” Findings for Sexual Abuse Under W. Va. Code § 49-4-604(d)(5) 1. Introduction In re A.L. and B.L. is a memorandum decision...
In re P.G.: Child-Wishes Review Requires a Statutory Trigger and Preservation; DHS May Prove Disposition Through Adopted Record Evidence I. Introduction Case: In re P.G., L.B., M.P., and T.P....
In re M.M.: Uncontested Paternity Evidence and Unobjected Dispositional Reports Can Sustain Termination 1. Introduction Case: In re M.M., No. 25-341 (Wood County CC-54-2024-JA-255) Court: Supreme...
Rule 10(b) Discovery Compliance and Clear-and-Convincing Adjudication as Preconditions to Termination in West Virginia Abuse-and-Neglect Cases 1. Introduction In In re L.D. (No. 25-287), the Supreme...