Supported Credibility Findings Defeat Brady and Giglio Claims, and Polygraph Reports Remain Generally Inadmissible Case: Jermaine Foster v. State of Florida, No. SC2024-0944 Court: Supreme Court of...
An Improper Delayed-Disclosure Instruction Does Not Require Reversal Absent a Reasonable Probability That It Misled the Jury Case: State v. Jose T. Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut Officially...
A User-Specific Arbitration Agreement Does Not Delegate or Require Arbitration of Wrongful-Death Claims Arising from Another Person’s Use Case: Geller v. Uber Technologies, Inc. Citation: 2026 IL...
Client Testimony Is Not Required to Prove Disciplinary Harm When Counsel’s Incompetence Extinguishes a Claim Case: In the Matter of James A. Satcher Jr. Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date:...
Judicial Coaching That Creates an Appearance of Partiality Requires Referral of a Recusal Motion Case: Wilson v. State Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Decision Date: September 22, 2026 Disposition:...
Experience-Based Gang Expertise May Satisfy Rule 702, and Gang-Linked Facebook Messages May Be Intrinsic Evidence Case: Walker v. State Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date: September 22, 2026...
Participation Without Meaningful Improvement Does Not Require an Improvement Period or a Less Restrictive Disposition Case: In re B.S., G.S., R.S., and S.S. Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West...
In re H.V.: Drug-Test Refusal and Positive Results May Establish Threatened Harm and Support Termination Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Case: In re H.V., No. 25-716 Issued:...
Long-Term Kinship Placement Does Not Bar a Neglect Adjudication When a Parent Fails to Address Known Needs Case: In re C.P., J.P., and A.H., No. 25-583 Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West...
In re S.R.: Parental Unavailability and Speculative Rehabilitation Do Not Defeat Termination Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Date: September 22, 2026 Disposition: Termination of...
A Parent Cannot Avoid Neglect and Abandonment Adjudication by Leaving a Child with a Fit Guardian Case: In re E.M.-1 Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Decision issued: September 22,...
Indemnification Tied to an Undefined Scope of Work Is Unenforceable Case: Juarez v Avacon Mgt. LLC Citation: 2026 NY Slip Op 05372 Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First...
“Commits to Raise” Encompasses Substantial Steps Toward Alternative Financing, but General Indemnity Does Not Shift First-Party Fees Case: Aurelius Capital Master Ltd. v Hertz Intl. Ltd. Citation:...
Expiration of Illinois’s Foreclosure Limitation Period Does Not Extinguish the Mortgage Lien Case: Chicago Title Land Trust Co. v. Watkin, 2026 IL 132383 Court: Supreme Court of Illinois | Date:...
One Kidnapping Permits Only One Aggravated-Kidnapping Conviction, Regardless of Multiple Predicate Felonies Case: People v. Wade, 2026 IL 131745 Court: Supreme Court of Illinois | Date: September 24,...
UM Claims May Be Settled Before Exhaustion of At-Fault Liability Coverage Case: CRAVENS v. SLAUGHTER (Two Cases) Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date: September 22, 2026 Disposition: Court of Appeals...
Resignation Prevents Removal but Preserves Proven Judicial Misconduct for Future Discipline Case: Inquiry Concerning Judge Shermela J. Williams (Two Cases) Court: Supreme Court of Georgia Date:...
Georgia Design Professionals May Owe Independent Duties to Nonprivity Property Purchasers Cases: ICH 3 Atlanta Sugarloaf Apartments, L.P. v. Hart Gaugler and Associates, Inc., A25A1894; ICH 3 Atlanta...
Unconditional Interpleader Without an Insured’s Release May Support a Failure-to-Settle Claim Case: Cannon v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, A25A1847 Court and date: Court of Appeals of...
In re B.M.: Ongoing Domestic Violence May Support Abuse Adjudication Even When the Child Is Not Present Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia | September 22, 2026 | No. 25-753 Introduction In re...