Mailbox-Rule Presumption in VA-Guideline Foreclosures: Barcoded Servicer Letters and Successor-Custodian Testimony Suffice; Bare Non-Receipt Does Not Case: Rummans v. HSBC Bank, No. 25-10897 (5th...
No Plain Error for Rule 11 Factual-Basis Challenges Turning on Disputable Inferences and Unsettled Construction of 18 U.S.C. § 933(a)(2) Case: United States v. Hernandez (5th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026) (per...
Plain-Error Vacatur When a Sentencing Court Repeatedly Relies on Extra-Record Aggravating Facts Case: United States v. Palencia-Berrum (5th Cir. Aug. 26, 2026) 1. Introduction United States v....
State v. Amasiu: Statute of Limitations “Commencement” for Information Charging Occurs Upon a Probable-Cause Finding Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi (Aug. 26, 2026) — SCWC-21-0000556 I. Introduction State...
Act 250 Jurisdiction Persists After Sustained Unpermitted Expansion Despite Later “Decoupling”; Stop-Work Orders Upheld When Economic Effects Are Considered 1. Introduction In Land Use Review Board...
Probation-Violation Detention in Vermont: Presumption of Incarceration and No Right to “Try” a Release Plan Under 28 V.S.A. § 301(4) 1. Introduction State v. Tyrin Smith (Vt. Sup. Ct. Aug. 28, 2026)...
Threatened Foreclosure and Substantial Asset Diversion Establish “Irreparable Injury” and “Gross Mismanagement” for NRS 78.650 Receivership; Interested Shareholder May Serve as Receiver Under NRS...
Bankruptcy Standing Determination Issue-Precludes Later Nevada Quiet-Title Challenges to Foreclosure Authority 1. Introduction Lee v. The Bank of New York Mellon (Nev. Aug. 28, 2026) arises from a...
Public-Records Mandamus Is Limited to Producing Existing Responsive Records—Not Enforcing Record-Keeping Statutes or Forcing Record Creation/Reformatting 1. Introduction In State ex rel. Ames v....
Unilateral Belief Is Insufficient to Establish an Attorney–Client Relationship; Breach-of-Contract Claims Fail Absent Provable Damages 1. Introduction In Blank v Petrosyants (2026 NY Slip Op 05074...
CPLR 3211(a)(7) Dismissal Is Not Merits-Based for Preclusion When a Later Complaint Cures Defects; Excessive Fees Support a Distinct Fiduciary-Duty Claim 1. Introduction Katsoris v Bodnar & Milone,...
CPLR 306-b “Good Cause” Clarified: Reasonable Diligence Can Mandate an Extension, and Courts May Grant It Before a Traverse Hearing Case: M&T Bank v Global Sign Cleaning & Maintenance, Inc. (App....
Matter of Bitterman: New York Reciprocal Discipline Gives Significant Weight to the Foreign Sanction and Imposes Matching Public Censure 1. Introduction Matter of Bitterman (Appellate Division,...
Reciprocal Discipline Under 22 NYCRR 1240.13: New York Will Publicly Censure to Match a Foreign Public Reprimand When No Statutory Defenses Are Shown 1. Introduction Matter of Cosentino (2026 NY Slip...
Non–Self-Executing Discovery Orders Are Not Conditional Preclusion Orders; Disclosure Motions Must Include 22 NYCRR 202.7 Good-Faith Affirmation and a Specific, Willfulness-Based Record for CPLR 3126...
Dismissal for Failure of a Condition Precedent Defeats Acceleration for Limitations Purposes; RPAPL 1304 “Amount in Default” Discrepancies Bar Foreclosure Summary Judgment 1. Introduction In...
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...