Parental Rights May Be Terminated Without Further Services When a Parent Fails to Participate or Request an Improvement Period in Writing Case: In re K.G., H.G., B.G., R.G., and G.G. Court: Supreme...
Nonmonetary Promises May Supply Consideration and Defeat Dismissal of a Contract Claim Case Paul T. Chastain Jr. v. Bethlehem Farm, Inc. and Eric Fitts Court Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia...
Opening the Door Requires a Genuine Misleading Advantage: Rule 404(b) Evidence Cannot Retroactively Justify an Earlier Police Investigation Case: State v. Trueman, 2026 N.H. 35 Court: Supreme Court...
Contempt May Enforce, but Cannot Rewrite, a Final Divorce Property Settlement Case: In the Matter of Nat King Rosa and Jennifer Rosa Court: Supreme Court of New Hampshire Date: September 24, 2026...
Conflicting Written and Numerical Settlement Amounts Fail Arizona’s Notice-of-Claim Requirement Case: Joseph Terborg v. Town of Payson Court: Supreme Court of the State of Arizona Date: September 24,...
Fifteen Months in Foster Care and Proven Parental Unfitness Permit Termination Under Wyoming Law Case: In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To: BEP, Minor Child, Skylar Colten Remer v....
A Scheduled Primary Insurer’s Insolvency Does Not Trigger Umbrella or Excess Drop-Down Coverage Case: A.R. Wilfley & Sons v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 2026 CO 64, 25SA265 (Colo....
A Slowly Executed Emergency Police U-Turn Is Not Reckless Disregard Merely Because Sirens or Lights Were Not Used Commentary on: Murphy v Gallegos, 2026 NY Slip Op 05404 Court: Appellate Division of...
Proximity Alone Does Not Establish Standing to Challenge a Subdivision Without Specific, Nonspeculative Harm Case: Matter of Kopald v Town of Highlands N.Y. Planning Bd. Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op...
Repeated Client Abandonment and Retention of Unearned Fees Support a One-Year Suspension with Reinstatement Conditions Case: In Re: Jon Rhyan Fritz Court: Supreme Court of Kentucky Date: September...
Age and Cognitive Decline Do Not Create an As-Applied Exemption from Execution Under Florida’s Eighth Amendment Conformity Clause Case: Curtis W. Beasley v. State of Florida Court: Supreme Court of...
Public-Land Egress Does Not Defeat Private-Road Necessity Without an Existing Public-Road Connection, and Private-Road Restrictions Must Be Supported by Evidence Case: Wagonhound Land & Livestock...
Threshold Special-Verdict Questions Using Ordinary Language Need No Abstract Tort Definition Case: Tara Rose and James Rose, as Co-Conservators for and On Behalf of Kathleen Rose v. Campbell County...
A Taxpayer Must Present Appraisal-Relevant Evidence to Overcome an Assessor’s Property-Condition Rating Case: Janis D. Gummel v. Laramie County Assessor, 2026 WY 103 Court: Supreme Court of Wyoming...
Post-Injury Click-Through Waivers Release Pending Claims Under Ordinary Contract Law Case: Litterer v. Vail Summit Resorts, Inc., 2026 CO 65, 25SC134 (Colo. Sep. 21, 2026) Court: Colorado Supreme...
Judgment-Avoidance Asset Transfers May Be the “Transaction Attacked” in New York Veil-Piercing Claims Case: Matter of UBS Sec. LLC v Dondero Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05460 Court: Appellate Division...
Repeated Custodial Withholding and Unilateral Child-Care Decisions Justify Tie-Breaking Authority and Supervised Parenting Time Case: Matter of Devon YY. v James ZZ. Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05446...
Confidential Communications from Chambers That Divide Defense Counsel’s Loyalty Create an Actual Conflict and Invalidate an Uninformed Jury Waiver Case: People v. Thayer Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op...
People v. Edmunds: Equivocal Assurances Cannot Cure a Prospective Juror’s Expressed Law-Enforcement Bias Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05442 Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third...
Juror Numbers and Initials Violate CPL 270.15 but Do Not Create Automatic Reversible Error Case: People v Kent, 2026 NY Slip Op 05441 Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Department...