The Alabama Supreme Court held that volunteer and State-agent immunity protected planning participants, defeating a developer’s respondeat-superior negligence claim against Fairhope and its commission.
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld striking a late summary-judgment response and Rule 54(b) certification, but reversed the trial court’s dismissal of claims that the partial judgment did not resolve.
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed stalking and perjury convictions based on a years-long campaign of false property claims despite repeated court rulings.
Case Mangala v Phabmixay Court Supreme Court of New South Wales Judge Robert Pike (of New South Wales Margaret Beazley
Case Charalambous v Charalambous Court Supreme Court of New South Wales Judge Ian Pike (Margaret Beazley, 2024) Date Decided 16
Case The Serenoa Group, LLC v. Gulf County and City of Port St. Joe Court Florida First District Court of
Case Point Piper One Pty Ltd v Valuer General of New South Wales Court Land and Environment Court of New
Case John E. Lunday v. Brent C. Lunday and All Other Persons Unknown Claiming Any Estate, Interest, Lien, or Encumbrance
The First Department held that estate co-executors plausibly alleged an attorney-client relationship and damages from tax advice despite an engagement letter signed for the property-owning LLC.
The First Department held that contractual substance—including a 60-day termination right and transfer ban—supported treating health-care occupants as licensees rather than tenants.
Case M. [R] [A] v. M. [Q] [A] and Mme [V] [A], épouse [G] Court Court of Cassation, Third Civil
Case SCI [L] and Others v. [Y], as Ad Hoc Representative of [Localité 1] Pressing, and Little Italy Court Court
Case Stanton v Myrteza Court Supreme Court of Queensland Date Decided 15 October 2026 Citation [2026] QSC 249 Topics estates,
Case Undag v Homes New South Wales Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Date Decided 15 October 2026
Case Galam Investments Group Ltd. v. Shimon Lavi (Aflalo) and Hedva Lavi (Aflalo) Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge
The Massachusetts Appeals Court held that an 800,000-square-foot standalone warehouse was not an as-of-right use and required a special permit under Holliston’s zoning bylaw.
The Second Department enforced redline deletions from a construction indemnity clause, excluding purely economic losses while leaving consequential security costs for trial.
The Second Department held that a lender’s voluntary discontinuance did not reset an accelerated mortgage debt’s limitations period under the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act.
The Second Department held that filing an order to show cause on NYSCEF did not satisfy Lien Law § 59’s personal-service requirement for vacating a mechanic’s-lien bond.
The Second Department held that a home builder plausibly alleged that the parties’ course of conduct modified written change-order requirements, preserving its lien and contract claims.
Case Stewart Norrie, individually and as Trustee of the Stewart Norrie Trust v. Maui County Board of Variances and Appeals;
Case Michael Paxton and Tyler McDonald v. Clackamas County Court Oregon Court of Appeals Judge Joyce, Presiding Judge; O’Connor, Judge;
Case Scott Short v. Kathleen Edwards, George Bischel, Jr., Katelynn Jones, and All Other Occupants of 1821 Jory Hill Road
Case Sofiqul Islam v. Attorney General United States of America Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Judge