Finality in Vermont Judicial Foreclosures: An Unappealed Foreclosure Decree Cannot Be Attacked via an Appeal from the Sale Confirmation Order Case: Colonial Savings, FA v. Adam Huntley Court: Supreme...
“Until Such Time” Means No HOA Assessments or Voting Rights for Developer-Owned Undeveloped Lots Absent Road and Sewer Extensions—Ambiguous Lot Schedules Require Factfinding Introduction In Hawk...
Partial Case-Plan Compliance Does Not Bar Termination at Initial Disposition When the Parent Cannot Resume Parenting Within a Reasonable Time Introduction Case: In re J.B. Jr., A.B., B.B., E.B.,...
Novation Requires Proof the Creditor Clearly Agreed to Release a Co-Obligor (and Unpreserved Equitable Claims Stay Waived) Case: Bourdeau Bros., Inc. v. Melissa St. Pierre and Jason St. Pierre, 2026...
In re D.P.: “Support” Is Not “Treatment,” and Parental Stagnation (Not Agency Friction) Justifies Post-Disposition Termination 1. Introduction Case: In re D.P., Juvenile (Vt. Sup. Ct. Aug. 21, 2026)...
Actual Notice, Harmless Service Errors, and Late ICPC Requests Do Not Defeat Termination Where Parental Stagnation Persists Decision: In re L.V., Juvenile (K.V., Mother* and J.S., Father*), Vermont...
Subdivision Access Litigation: Environmental Division May Decide Fee Ownership/Right-of-Way Over a Discontinued Road, and Unrebutted Rule 56 Fact Statements Control Case: In Re Ranney Dairy Farm, LLC...
Nonprecedential Entry Order Reinforcing Appellate Standing, Issue Preservation, and Proof of Habitability Damages in Vermont Eviction Litigation Introduction In Juliet Stephens v. Shannon Gilmour...
Rule 59(e) Cannot Cure Unraised Consolidation Errors; Courts Need Not Judicially Notice RFA Findings to Reshape PCC in Divorce I. Introduction Shamitra Lefebvre (Mother) appealed a final divorce...
State v. Harry Williams: “Private-Vicinity Proximity” as Prohibited Minor Contact and “Maintain” as Failure to Disengage Court: Supreme Court of Vermont (Entry Order) | Date: 2026-08-21 | Case No.:...
Late-Disclosed Body-Camera Evidence Does Not Warrant a New Trial Absent Concrete Prejudice; Intoxication Videos Not Excluded Under Rules 403/404(b) Introduction In State v. Lucas Avis (Vt. Sup. Ct....
IIED Causation Requires Non-Speculative Proof Where Plaintiff Has Preexisting Mental-Health Symptoms 1. Introduction In Todd Ramos v. Thomas Shea (Vt. Aug. 21, 2026) (Entry Order), the Vermont...
Adjunct Faculty Unemployment: The “Regular but Not Successive Terms” Exclusion Applies When Spring–Fall Work Is Agreed and Fall Work Is Reasonably Assured 1. Introduction In Vermont State Colleges v....
Appellate Waiver, Record-Citation Defaults, and Harmless-Error Affirmance in FCA/FATA Scienter Litigation Case: La Frontera Center v. United Behavioral Health (No. 25-2099) Court: United States Court...
CAT-Only Petitions After Removal Are Moot Absent Redressable Collateral Consequences or a Realistic Path to Return Case: Jose Mejia-Henriquez v. Attorney General United States of America (3d Cir....
Rule 41(g) Return of Seized Domain Denied Where OFAC Sanctions Bar Lawful Possession (Entitlement Assessed at Time of Motion) 1. Introduction In Timofey V v. United States (3d Cir. Aug. 25, 2026),...
Unconditional Guilty Pleas Waive Statute-of-Limitations Appeals; Broad Limitations Waivers in Plea Agreements Survive Plea Withdrawal 1. Introduction In United States v. Luis Figueroa (3d Cir. Aug....
Unappealed Final Bench-Trial Findings Moot Appellate Challenges to Prior Summary Judgment Orders Case: State Line Trailer Sales, LLC v. Randall L. Bennett, Trustee of the April-May Realty Trust...
Strict 7-Day Deadline for New-Party Name Objections Runs From the New-Party Petition Filing Deadline (Not Certification or Candidate Filings) Case: Nebraska Republican Party v. Evnen, 322 Neb. 79...
Harmlessness of “Knowledge” Mens Rea Instructions, Limits on Mental-Health Context, and Lay Testimony on Call Routing in § 875(c) True-Threat Prosecutions Introduction In United States v. Richard...