Iowa’s statute that provides qualified immunity for municipal employees does not apply to common law negligence claims against the City of Davenport and city employees by families of residents who died in the 2023 collapse of an apartment building and other residents who were injured and left homeless, the Iowa Supreme Court said in a
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (NOVEMBER 3 – NOVEMBER 7)
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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 November 3, 2025.
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In Binance Holdings Limited v. Ontario Securities Commission, the Court concluded that the summons issued in an
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in 10 cases Nov. 12 and 13
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in 10 cases Nov. 12 and 13. One other case will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of those cases. [Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read the briefs filed in these cases.]
Montague v.
Complicated: Premature Oral Notices of Appeal & Writs of Certiorari
Sometimes you fall headlong into a chorus you thought you knew by heart—only to discover the bridge is where all the action is. For appellate practitioners, that action seems to be happening more and more in orders issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The latest big order highlights how trial attorneys in criminal
Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral argument in Jefferson Nov. 4 on landlord-tenant dispute
Although renters may not want landlords entering their homes without good reason, landlords are allowed by law to reasonably enter rental properties for such things as making repairs and showing apartments to prospective renters. The question is when do reasonable entries become unreasonable?
For Alex Butter and Sydney Stodola, that line was crossed after their
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (OCTOBER 27 – OCTOBER 31)
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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 October 27, 2025.
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In Cameron Stephens Mortgage Capital Ltd., v. Conacher Kingston Holdings Inc., the Court decided a dispute over whether a
Mary Washington Healthcare v. Costello–CAV on Interlocutory-Appeal Certifications
In Mary Washington Healthcare v. Costello, the CAV holds that a trial court certifying an issue for interlocutory appeal does not have to explicitly make the four-part finding laid out in Code § 8.01-675.5.
Code § 8.01-675.5, you will recall, requires that a would-be appellant ask the court to certify in writing that an
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (OCTOBER 20 – OCTOBER 24 )
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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 October 20, 2025.
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Congratulations to Blaneys’ very own Reeva Finkel and Steve Kelly for the outcome they achieved for our client
Galiotos v. Galiotos (again)
The Court of Appeals handed down its ruling in the latest episode in the ongoing Galiotos saga earlier this week. I can’t really improve on the summary that the panel provides in its introduction:
These five appeals arise from a longstanding dispute among three brothers—Stavros (“Steve”), Paul, and Tasos Galiotos—over the division of business assets
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether a suit against TikTok can be heard in Iowa
Does the Polk District Court have jurisdiction to hear the State’s lawsuit against the TikTok social media platform claiming the company violates Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act by misrepresenting the nature of content accessible to underage users?
That is the question in State of Iowa v. Tiktok, Inc.—a case to be argued before the Iowa