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Two Lessons From a Legal Malpractice Case

Karsch v Falcon Rappaport & Berkman PLLC 2026 NY Slip Op 06006 October 15, 2026 Appellate Division, First Department teaches two lessons concerning standing and damages. “Plain...

Court Reversed Summary Judgment Based A No-Contest Clause

COA reinstates claim against estate trustee

The Court of Appeals of Virginia reversed dismissal of a breach of trustee duty claim, ruling trustee reports failed to meet Va. Code § 64.2-775 requirements. The post COA reinstat...

Floored- Rule 41(a)(2) Dismissal Supports Appellate Jurisdiction

No Venue, No Problem- Improper Venue Doesn’t Bar District Court from Deciding Validity Challenge

Newly Discovered Evidence-Witness Credibility-Homicide

Hamilton appealed his conviction for attempted first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon and the denial of his postconviction motion for a new trial. The pos...

Before You Sign a Distribution Deal: Lessons from Arkansas’s Kirkland Signature Wine Case

When a legislature defines a word, courts should start with that definition. Justice Nicholas Bronni followed that approach in Arkansas’s Kirkland Signature distribution dispute, a...

New York Court Rules on Fire District Authority Amid Dispute With Volunteer Fire Company

A New York court has ruled that a fire district acted within its authority in adopting policies governing access to its firehouse and rejected a challenge to the district’s refusal...

Josh Cellars Cos. Say Court, Not Jury, Must Decide Defenses

Entities that help manage and market Josh Cellars wines say a Connecticut state judge, not a jury, must decide fairness defenses in former company president Thomas Steffanci's bid...

Court Affirmed Summary Judgment For Executors Due To The Statute Of Limitations

Web-Based Personal Jurisdiction in Schedule A Cases Requires at Least One Completed Sale into Illinois

Hublot SA v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 26 C 4668, (N.D. Ill. May 18, 2026) (Kendall, C.J.). Chief Judge Kendall, in this Schedu...

Not Inconsequential Legal Malpractice

Puccio v Hoffman, Wachtell & Rao, LLP 2026 NY Slip Op 05122 August 26, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is a legal malpractice case based upon a worker’s compensatio...

Court Affirmed A Finding Of An Informal Marriage In An Estate Case

NO HARM?: Tommy Bahama Claims Its Misleading Emails Caused Harm to a Consumer– The Court Disagreed

It always makes me chuckle when a defendant argues its conduct caused harm in order to stay in federal court. That is precisely what retailer Tommy Bahama just did through its big...

Denny Hoskins (r): “…unclean hands…”

“…This Court need not rescue the Secretary from a timing problem of his own making…” Today, at the United States …Continue reading →

Court Affirmed Summary Judgment In An Estate Case Where The Plaintiff Did Not Have Standing As It Did Not Have A Suffici...

Carlton Fields Can Fight For Fees In Miss America Case

A Florida federal judge has ruled that Carlton Fields can intervene in a dispute involving its charging lien for unpaid legal fees in a $500 million fight over the ownership of the...

Appeals – Appeals dismissed for lack of timeliness

Thomas Jeff Henry's appeals were dismissed by the 4th Circuit for failure to file timely notices of appeal from the western district of Virginia. The post Appeals – Appeals dismiss...

A Rare Reversal of a Legal Malpractice Dismissal

Katsoris v Bodnar & Milone, LLP 2026 NY Slip Op 05089 August 26, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is a case where the unusual happened. Plaintiff was able to reverse...