Mental Health Treatment Alone Does Not Bar Termination of Parental Rights Case: In re P.C.-1 and D.C., No. 25-841 Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decision date: October 14, 2026...
Prior Failed Services and Persistent Denial May Justify Termination Without Further Reunification Efforts Case: In re T.C.-1 and T.C.-2, No. 25-858 Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia...
Ohio’s Saving Statute Permits Successive Qualifying Refilings After the Original Limitations Period Expires Case: Kohn v. Glenmede Trust Co., N.A., Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-4001 Court: Supreme...
Repeated Bankruptcy Neglect and Conflicted Representation: Voluntary Surrender as Disbarment in Georgia Case: In the Matter of Stanley J. Kakol, Jr. Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Docket: S26Y1842...
Untimely Answers: Waiver of CPLR 3215(c) Dismissal Without Vacatur of Default Case: Christiana Trust v Victor, 2026 NY Slip Op 05930 Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division,...
Unsecured Scaffold-Stored Blocks Can Establish Labor Law § 240(1) Liability to Workers Below Case: Hernandez v Board of Mgrs. of the NOMA Condominium, 2026 NY Slip Op 05942 Court: Supreme Court of...
Requester Characteristics Cannot Determine Disclosure Under Nevada’s Public-Records Balancing Tests Case: CITY OF SPARKS v. BLUTH (CIVIL), 142 Nev., Advance Opinion 65 Court: Supreme Court of Nevada,...
Nevada Premises Liability: Foreseeable Hazards Can Establish Constructive Notice Without a Mode-of-Operation Theory Case: MOORE v. PRIMADONNA CO., LLC (CIVIL) Citation: 142 Nev., Advance Opinion 64...
Workers’ Compensation After Death: An Adequate Record Can Preserve the Claim Matter of Greek v Dansville Cent. Sch. Dist. 2026 NY Slip Op 06044 Appellate Division, Third Department — October 15, 2026...
Discontinuance with Prejudice Against a Fee Owner Can Defeat Property Claims and Related Defenses Case: Wallkill Val. Land Trust, Inc. v Richards, 2026 NY Slip Op 06047 Court: Appellate Division,...
State v. Wilson: Actual Prejudice and Deliberate Tactical Delay Required for Preindictment Due-Process Claims Supreme Court of Ohio — Slip Opinion No. 2026-Ohio-3988 — October 14, 2026 1....
Ohio CLE Enforcement: Monetary Sanctions and Suspension for Uncured Compliance Failures Administrative action: 10/16/2026 Administrative Actions, 2026-Ohio-4062 Court: Supreme Court of Ohio Date:...
Laches Bars Stale Stock-Recognition Claims Absent Pleaded Tolling or Extraordinary Circumstances Case: Ana Maria Turner v. Lam Research Corporation Court: Supreme Court of Delaware Decision: October...
Curative Instructions and Unanimous Predicate-Felony Verdicts: Limits on Mistrial and Plain-Error Relief Case: Alcaraz v. State, No. S26A0874 Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026...
Brown v. State: Harmless Other-Acts Error, Affirmative Waiver, and the Felony Bar to Self-Defense Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S26A1299 | October 14, 2026 Opinion by Chief Justice Peterson. All...
Fire-Protection Charges as Taxes: Special-District Authority Does Not Override Statutory Ad Valorem Limits Case: CHATHAM COUNTY v. SMITH Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decided: October 14, 2026...
An Unresolved Alibi Motion Is Not an Exclusion Ruling: Identification Evidence and Ineffective Assistance in Culpepper v. State Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Case: Culpepper v. State, No. S26A0744...
Daniels v. State: An Omitted Voluntary-Manslaughter Instruction Requires Outcome Prejudice for Plain-Error Relief Supreme Court of Georgia | October 14, 2026 | No. S26A0787 1. Introduction In Daniels...
Darby v. State: Threats to Another Do Not Automatically Require a Voluntary-Manslaughter Instruction Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S26A0892 | October 14, 2026 The decision distinguishes fear-based...
Dorsey v. State: Flight Admissions May Be Intrinsic Evidence Despite a County Mismatch Supreme Court of Georgia | No. S26A0733 | October 14, 2026 1. Introduction In Dorsey v. State, the Supreme Court...