On March 20, the Supreme Court issued an opinion in In re N.M.W., No. 159PA25, 2026 WL 796105 (N.C. Mar. 20, 2026). But as many of you know, I’m not here to discuss the holding or outcome of that case. I want to talk about Justice Berger’s concurrence.
Background first. Readers of this blog will
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 23, 2026.
Continue ReadingIn CHU de Québec-Université Laval v. Tree of Knowledge International Corp., the Court dismissed the appeal of a
Over at SCOTUSblog, Stephen Wermiel has a short post about judgments and mandates, and in particular the difference between reversing and vacating a judgment. By statute, SCOTUS has the power to the power to “affirm, modify, vacate, set aside or reverse any judgment” of a lower court, and “remand the cause and direct the
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Good afternoon.Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 16, 2026.
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In Nexus Solutions Inc. v. Krougly, the Court upheld the trial judge’s finding that the respondent’s competing software
While we will write lengthier posts for cases that merit a broader discussion, as we did in our last post with respect to the Xamplas decision, we also will write brief updates for notable cases issued recently. Here goes for Law Court decisions issued in January and February 2026:
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of March 9, 2026.
Continue ReadingIn One York Street Inc. v. 2360083 Ontario Limited, the Court allowed the appeal and restored the motion
The Law Court typically may only consider an appeal of a “final judgment”—that is, a decision that fully decides and disposes of the parties’ entire case and leaves no further questions for consideration. However, this “final judgment rule” is subject to exceptions which, under certain circumstances, may allow a party to bring an appeal on
Hello, loyal readers. Six years ago, readers of this blog were greeted by a passing-of-the-torch post, when Pierce Atwood partner Cathy Connors became Associate Justice Catherine R. Connors of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and handed the reins of this blog to Pierce Atwood partner Josh Dunlap. The torch now has been passed again,
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario from March 2, 2026 to March 6, 2026.
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In Sidhu v. Jain, the Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the motion judge’s determination that
From time to time, we appellate lawyers may find ourselves in the position of arguing from someone else’s brief. Now, to be clear: The brief itself may be effective. It may even be good. But it’s not ours. Every lawyer has their own style. As Brother Emmert can attest, I take a maximalist approach to