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People v. Wilson
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in People v. Wilson that the unit of prosecution for violating a child custody order is the number of children affected rather than the number of orders violated. The court affirmed the judgment and the convictions for child abuse without evidentiary error, though it remanded the case for the trial court to merge the separate child abuse convictions into a single conviction.
2025-12-24 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Rebecca Swisher v. Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Inc.
Registered Nurse Rebecca Swisher appealed the circuit court’s order granting Braxton County Memorial Hospital’s motion for summary judgment in her wrongful termination case. The Intermediate Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal, finding no substantial question of law or prejudicial error despite Swisher’s argument that she was terminated in retaliation for reporting patient safety concerns.
2025-12-22 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Christopher R. Stiles v. David Oswald, as of the Estate of Stanley E. Stiles, John Steven Stiles, Joyce L. Rawn, Mary Katherine Iager, Amy Iager, E. William Iager, Nathan Iager, Rachel B. Adams, Mary K. Rawn, Anne L. Rawn, John Steven Stiles, Jr., Adam Stiles, and Michael Stiles
Christopher Stiles appealed a circuit court order awarding attorney fees to the estate after he lost his will contest alleging his father lacked testamentary capacity and was unduly influenced. The Intermediate Court of Appeals reversed the fee award, holding that while Stiles did not prevail, he presented sufficient evidence to support his claims and that merely failing to survive summary judgment does not equate to bad faith.
2025-12-22 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State v. Biteler
Amanda Biteler was charged with making a false report to law enforcement after a remote breath test photograph was flagged, resulting in a conviction in the magistrate court. The circuit court reversed that conviction, holding that a breathalyzer or bodily substance submission does not constitute a "report" or communication to law enforcement under the statute. The State is presently appealing the circuit court's decision to the Supreme Court of South Dakota.
2025-12-22 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Lough v. Hawaii Pacific University
The Intermediate Court of Appeals vacates the Circuit Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Hawaii Pacific University regarding former employee Pamela Joyce Lough’s claims of age and sex discrimination. The appellate court rules that the lower court misapplied the law by requiring Lough to prove she was treated less favorably than younger or male employees to establish a prima facie case, rather than finding that she successfully established that the position she occupied still exists.
2025-12-19 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Christensen et al v. Galliway et al
ORDER - IT IS ORDERED no later than January 2, 2026, each party shall file a brief of no more than ten pages addressing application of the probate exception. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED no later than January 2, 2026, the parties shall properly file the exhibits not previously filed that are identified in this order. Signed by Judge Krissa M Lanham on 12/19/2025. (NSH)
2025-12-19 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Barnes v. Key Tronic Corporation
ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS; denying in part 17 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Thomas O. Rice. (LTR, Case Administrator)
2025-12-18 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Matter of William C. Hansen and Verna Hansen Trust
The North Dakota Supreme Court reversed a district court decision declaring beneficiary rights based on amended trust language, ruling that amendments executed by an agent under a power of attorney were invalid. The Court sent the case back to the lower court to determine the proper beneficiary distribution according to the original trust terms.
2025-12-18 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Estate of Lepp
Murray J. Lepp appealed multiple district court orders regarding the administration of his father’s estate, challenging rulings on the successor personal representative, the cancellation of a contract for deed, rent calculations, and an award of attorney's fees. While Lepp asserted the court abused its discretion, the North Dakota Supreme Court dismissed the appeal.
2025-12-18 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Case Name in Immigration Case - Unavailable
OPINION AND ORDER. The Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 17] is DENIED and the Defendants' Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 24] is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. on 12/17/2025. (tcc)
2025-12-17 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Edwards v. Strata Solar, LLC
Rebecca Edwards appeals the trial court's dismissal of her claims for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy regarding alleged sex discrimination and disability. The Court of Appeals affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded the case, though the opinion text cuts off before explaining the specific findings on the merits.
2025-12-17 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Timothy C. Gleason v. Magna Wave, Inc.
Timothy Gleason appealed the dismissal of his wrongful discharge claim after being terminated for refusing to record customer calls without consent. Although the lower court determined the policy did not violate Kentucky law, the Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal and remanded the case for further proceedings.
2025-12-12 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Clark v. City Impound Lot et al
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - This matter is dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. A separate judgment will be entered. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(LKO)
2025-12-11 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Clark v. Capital Humane Society et al
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER- This matter is dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. A separate judgment will be entered. Ordered by Senior Judge Joseph F. Bataillon. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(MKR)
2025-12-11 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Ellis v. Jolley
This case concerns Jason Ellis, a city trash truck driver who struck another driver while driving through a stop sign, raising a question of sovereign immunity. The Supreme Court affirmed that Ellis was not protected by sovereign immunity, but the Court reversed the lower court’s finding that the City was liable. The Court held that municipal waste collection is a governmental function and restored sovereign immunity to the City.
2025-12-11 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
George Rothwell v. Terry Rothwell
George Rothwell appeals the amended and substituted divorce decree ending his marriage to Terry Rothwell, challenging the court’s findings on the valuation and division of marital property. The court vacates its prior opinion regarding the preservation of attorney’s fees and affirms, reverses, and remands in part the property division findings.
2025-12-10 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Ebben, David v. Worth
r failure to state a claim. Plaintiff's Motion for a Status Report 16 is denied as moot. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 12/9/25. (jat),(ps)ORDER dismissing 1 Complaint. Amended Complaint due 1/9/2026. If plaintiff does not file an amended complaint before that date, this case will be dismissed with prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) fo
2025-12-09 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Lambert v. Payne
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION recommending the case be dismissed and the relief denied. Objections due within 14 days of this Recommendation. Signed by Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris on 12/08/2025. (llg)
2025-12-08 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Robert C. Wiggins v. Southern Securities Group, LLC and Brandi Hoover
Wiggins sold his interest in a financial firm but remained employed under a contract containing a noncompete clause, which later barred him from working for a competitor upon his termination. A trial court granted preliminary injunctions preventing him from competing and denied his motion to compel arbitration. The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the trial court, finding no error in these rulings.
2025-12-04 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
People in the Interest of N.G.
The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed a magistrate’s order involuntarily committing N.G. to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services for ninety days, finding that the evidence was sufficient to support a finding of incapacity. The court rejected N.G.’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, concluding that the magistrate properly determined that N.G. lacked the capacity to make rational decisions regarding her own health and care.
2025-12-04 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Lonnie Stanley v. StructSure Scaffold Solutions, LLC, and Jonathan Lasure
Lonnie Stanley appealed the dismissal of his deliberate intent claim against co-employee Jonathan Lasure, arguing the court improperly dismissed it under West Virginia Code § 23-4-2(d)(2)(A). The Intermediate Court of Appeals held that the circuit court erred in dismissing the claim under that subsection but affirmed the dismissal in other respects, remanding the case.
2025-12-04 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Teresa Farmer v. Jeremiah Edward Farmer, individually and in his official capacity as of the Estate of William J. Farmer, Sr., and William Joseph Farmer, Jr.
Teresa Farmer appeals the circuit court's denial of her motion to remove Jeremiah Farmer as executor of her late husband's estate and her subsequent request for relief from judgment. The circuit court determined that Farmer failed to prove that Jeremiah acted improperly or breached his fiduciary duties. For these reasons, the Intermediate Court of Appeals affirms the circuit court's orders.
2025-12-04 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Gatabi v. Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc.
ORDER by Chief Judge Peter D. Welte adopting Report and Recommendations.(MT)
2025-12-04 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Ballard v. Johnson County District Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - The petition for writ of habeas corpus, Filing No. 1, is dismissed without prejudice. No certificate of appealability has been or will be issued. A judgment will be entered by separate document. Ordered by Senior Judge John M. Gerrard. (Copy mailed to pro se party) (JES)
2025-12-03 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Chevy Chase G.I. Investors, L.C. v. AmSurg Holdings, Inc.
This case involves a dispute over whether a party's voluntary dissolution of a limited liability company triggers the company's mandatory dissolution under their operating agreement or if the remaining member retains rights under a statutory dissolution-avoidance provision. The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's decision enjoining the liquidation of the company, ruling that the parties' contract controls and unambiguously mandates dissolution.
2025-12-03 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Brick et al v. Breuner et al
ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. Defendants' motions to dismiss (Doc. 147; Doc. 168; Doc. 170; Doc. 172; Doc. 175; Doc. 177; Doc. 179) are GRANTED. 2. Brick's claims are DISMISSED. 3. Brick's remaining 162 Motion for Reconsideration is DENIED as moot. Signed by Judge Brian Morris on 12/1/2025. (ACC)
2025-12-01 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Reyzl Grace MoChridhe v. Academy of Holy Angels, Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, ...
Reyzl Grace MoChridhe sued Academy of Holy Angels and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for sex and sexual orientation employment discrimination after being denied contract renewal. The court affirmed the dismissal of her claims because her complaint established as a matter of law that adjudicating the case would violate the First Amendment’s religious freedom provisions.
2025-12-01 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Molter [ENJOINED] v. Michigan, State of et al
ORDER Accepting and Adopting 129 the Magistrate Judge's November 7, 2025 Report & Recommendation and Overruling 128 Objections. Signed by District Judge F. Kay Behm. (KCol)
2025-11-26 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Armstrong et al v. Tiernen
ORDER granting 24 Motion to Substitute Party. John M Armstrong will be substituted as co-Plaintiff in this action together with Pinehurst Camp, LLC. All further pleadings will reflect this change. Signed by Magistrate Judge John Johnston on 11/25/2025. (MMS)
2025-11-25 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Held v. Stanback
Robert Held appeals a circuit court’s dismissal of his complaint against Nicor Gas Company for billing him at a property he did not occupy and disconnecting his service when he refused to pay. The appellate court affirmed the lower court, holding that the Illinois Commerce Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over disputes regarding billing and utility service termination.
2025-11-25 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Kyl v. Myrick v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
Kyl Myrick appealed a single justice’s denial of his petition for relief in the nature of certiorari after a trial court dismissed his employment discrimination lawsuit against Harvard and permanently enjoined him from filing further suits against the university. The Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the denial, holding that the issues Myrick raised were already reviewable through the notice of appeal he had already filed regarding the underlying judgment. Consequently, the court found no basis for certiorari review under G. L. c. 249, § 4, and affirmed the single justice's decision.
2025-11-21 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Derek D. Fraser v. State of Arizona
Derek Fraser appeals the dismissal of his claims for wrongful termination and civil rights violations after the superior court ruled he should have appealed a decision by the Law Enforcement Merit Systems Council instead of filing a collateral action. The Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of those claims, concluding that the agency’s limited authority to determine if there was "just cause" did not preclude Fraser from litigating wrongful termination or § 1983 violations, but the court affirmed the dismissal of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims for lacking sufficient factual allegations.
2025-11-21 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Acorn Investments, LLC v. Elsaesser
The Supreme Court of Idaho affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment dismissing Acorn Investments, LLC’s lawsuit against Ford Elsaesser, ruling that a legal malpractice claim assigned to Acorn was not assignable. This decision upheld the district court's conclusion that the legal malpractice case was not validly transferred to Acorn as part of a prior settlement agreement.
2025-11-19 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Mitchell v. Riser Motors, Inc. et al
MEMORANDUM OPINION granting 41 55 Motions for Summary Judgment; granting in part and denying in part 58 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Claims against Paul Riser and Riser Motor are Dismissed With Prejudice. Signed by District Judge Susan O Hickey on November 14, 2025. (src)
2025-11-14 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Banks v. Hoffman
The court considered whether the D.C. Council exceeded its authority under the Home Rule Act by enacting the Anti-SLAPP Act, which limits discovery in suits to silence free speech. The court held that the Anti-SLAPP Act creates supplementary procedures consistent with Title 11 rather than modifying it or altering the fundamental organization of the courts. Consequently, the appellate court determined that the Council did not violate the Home Rule Act by passing the legislation.
2025-11-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Christensen v. Labor Commission
The Utah Supreme Court reviewed a retaliation claim brought by a former Salt Lake County employee under the Utah Antidiscrimination Act, alongside disputes over attorney fees and the appropriate legal standard for adverse employment actions. While agreeing that an employer’s action must be “materially adverse” to constitute retaliation, the Court remanded the claim to the Labor Commission because it was not apparent the Board’s decision could be upheld under this standard without further analysis. Finally, the Court affirmed the Labor Commission’s authority to award statutory attorney fees and clarified that the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework is a procedural device intended only to establish an order of proof rather than a constitutive element of the claim.
2025-11-13 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
Harry P. Mendoza v. City of New Orleans and Municipal Police Employees Retirement System
Harry P. Mendoza, a former New Orleans police captain reinstated after his termination was overturned, disputed the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System’s attempts to recover pension benefits, arguing that the system was not entitled to charge him for the funds received. The trial court granted MPERS' motion for summary judgment and dismissed Mendoza's claims with prejudice, a decision the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed.
2025-11-12 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
State of Louisiana v. Alicia White
State of Louisiana appeals the conviction and sentence of Alicia White for vehicular homicide resulting from a 2016 accident on I-10 West that killed Zachary Scott. White challenged the denial of motions to quash on double jeopardy and speedy trial grounds, arguing her prior guilty plea in traffic court should preclude this prosecution. The court affirmed Ms. White’s conviction and sentence.
2025-11-07 · via CourtListener (Free Law Project)
USA v. Damion Thomas
MEMORANDUM ORDER as to Damion Thomas: Based on the findings I made at the conclusion of the hearing and the above, I DENY the motion to suppress. (D.I. 26)(see full Memorandum Order). The time between today and the setting of a trial date is excluded under the Speedy Trial Act in the interests of justice. Signed by Judge Richard G. Andrews on 11/7/2025. (aas)
2025-11-07 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)
Erb, Jeffrey v. Thompson, Craig
im.2) Plaintiff Jeffrey Erb's motion to amend (dkt. #31) is DENIED.3) The Clerk's Office is directed to close this case. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 11/07/2025. (nln),(ps)OPINION AND ORDER that:1) Defendant Craig Thompson's motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) (dkt. #27) is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED with prejudice for failure to state a cla
2025-11-07 · via GovInfo (US GPO / USCOURTS)