Good-Faith Cooperation Limits Consulting Fees During a Contractual Termination-Notice Period Case: The Guide Company, LLC v. Madison Parish Hospital Service District D/B/A Madison Parish Hospital...
Louisiana’s Two-Year Succession-Title Bar Extends to Transferees of Unrecognized Heirs and Legatees Case: Windward Land, LLC and Michael Morris Gulley v. Mary Lee Mann C/W William Lamont Frazier,...
Iowa’s Bitcoin ATM Refund Law Does Not Apply Retroactively to Preenactment Fraud Transactions Case: In the matter of $11,500 Seized from Bitcoin Depot Operating, LLC. Court: Supreme Court of Iowa...
Idaho Condominium Ultra Vires Claims Must Satisfy Nonprofit Derivative-Suit Requirements Disputed evidence of bad faith nevertheless requires trial on a statutory challenge to ownership allocations....
Joint Holographic Wills: Each Testator Must Handwrite Their Own Will’s Material Provisions Case: In re Estate of Todd, 322 Neb. 719 (2026) Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska Decided: October 30, 2026...
Entrapment Instructions Require Evidence of Government Pressure Beyond an Undercover Opportunity Case: United States v. Obdy Guerrero, No. 26-10313 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the...
Acceptance of Responsibility Under § 3E1.1: Unrelated Post-Plea Crime May Justify Denying a Reduction Case: United States v. Chadwick Lemaine Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Section 2255 Review: A Cognizability Ruling Can Resolve a Sentencing Claim, but a Procedural COA Must Identify a Constitutional Issue Case: Dustin Lee McLellan v. United States Court: United States...
Section 924(c) Permits Cumulative Punishment; State-Drug Career-Offender Challenge Fails Plain-Error Review Case: United States v. Alex Winters Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
Sign–Mural Distinctions Require Evidentiary Justification; Indefinite Permit Holds Cannot Silence Speech Case: Cozy Inn, Incorporated v. City of Salina, Kansas Court: United States Court of Appeals...
Rule 54(b) Certification Makes Related, Quantified Attorney-Fee Awards Appealable Despite Pending Claims Case: Flux Drive v. Sparks Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...
Shareholder Standing and Wisconsin Civil Theft: Limits on Corporate Self-Help and Preclusion Case: Carl Schneider v. Chris Schneider, No. 23-1806 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh...
College Retaliation and Malicious Prosecution: Causation, Disruption, and Knowing or Reckless Falsity Case: Clifton Murie v. NW Mich. Coll. Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit...
People v Hassett: Context and Repeated Changes of Position Can Defeat a Self-Representation Request 2026 NY Slip Op 06354 — Appellate Division, Third Department — October 29, 2026 Opinion by Aarons,...
Implied Fabrication Charges Can Support Prior Consistent Statements; Unrelated Pregnancy-Test Evidence May Be Excluded Case: Timothy R. Christensen v. The State of Wyoming Citation: 2026 WY 116...
Landlocked-Access Determinations Are Quasi-Judicial and Require Trial De Novo Case commentary: Zirbel v. Deuel County, 2026 S.D. 54, Supreme Court of South Dakota. Central holding: A county...
A License-Contingent Casino Sale Supports Seller Standing, but Does Not Establish Gaming Suitability Case: Appeal of Win Win Win, LLC, 2026 N.H. 40 Court: Supreme Court of New Hampshire Opinion...
Sophisticated-Investor Diligence and Solvency Certificates: Distinct Rules for Fraud and Securities Claims Case: Brigade Cavalry Fund Ltd. v Chirico, 2026 NY Slip Op 06382 Court: Appellate Division,...
Disputed Escrow Funds and False Assurances to a Court Warrant Immediate Interim Suspension Matter of Wolk, 2026 NY Slip Op 06385 — Appellate Division, First Department, October 29, 2026. Commentary...
Substantive Expansions of Supervised Release Require a Judicial Hearing and Counsel; Child-Contact Modifications Require Proof of the Child’s Best Interests Case: State of West Virginia v. Jeremy...