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•Amendments require service of discovery requests and responses on all parties in civil cases

Florida Supreme Court

Florida Supreme Court Amends Civil Procedure Rules for Discovery

The Florida Supreme Court has adopted amendments to Civil Procedure Rules 1.350 and 1.370, effective April 1, 2026, requiring that discovery requests and responses be served on all parties in civil cases to enhance transparency.

•Changes take effect April 1, 2026, following unanimous court approval

•Ohio Supreme Court reversed Franklin County Court of Appeals in 5-2 decision on saving statute interpretation

Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Appeals Court on Statute Saving Rules

The Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Franklin County Court of Appeals in *Sauter v. Integrity Cycles, L.L.C.*, clarifying that under Ohio's saving statute, claims must be refiled within exactly one year of dismissal. The January 15, 2026 ruling resolves conflicting interpretations about timing requirements for dismissed cases.

•Court held R.C. 2305.19 requires refiling within exactly one year of dismissal, not calendar year plus one day

•Ohio Supreme Court unanimously affirmed dismissal of inmate's habeas corpus petition

Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Inmate's Habeas Challenge

The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's dismissal of inmate Sammy Montanez's habeas corpus petition. The court ruled that Montanez remains lawfully imprisoned under two valid criminal judgments and has not completed his maximum sentence term.

•Sammy Montanez challenged his imprisonment but court found two valid criminal judgments support his confinement

•Cincinnati attorney Brian Cable received a one-year license suspension, conditionally stayed, for paying companies to solicit clients

Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Attorney Suspended for Paying Companies to Solicit Clients

The Ohio Supreme Court imposed a one-year license suspension, conditionally stayed, on attorney Brian Matthew Cable for violating professional conduct rules by paying companies to solicit and refer clients and failing to supervise nonlawyer representatives.

•Cable violated professional conduct rules by failing to supervise nonlawyer representatives of the solicitation companies

•Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed the appeal without prejudice for lack of final order

Jan 15, 2026•2 min read

Arkansas Supreme Court

Arkansas Supreme Court Dismisses Gun Shop Appeal Without Prejudice

The Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed without prejudice an appeal by Eureka Gun and Pawn, LLC and Keeling Grubb challenging the City of Eureka Springs over a conditional-use permit denial. The court ruled it lacked jurisdiction due to the absence of a final order from the circuit court.

•Dispute involved Eureka Gun and Pawn's challenge to conditional-use permit denial

•Idaho Supreme Court vacated magistrate court's child custody determination for second time in same case

Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Vacates Child Custody Decision in Raber Appeal

The Idaho Supreme Court has vacated a magistrate court's child custody determination in Raber v. Raber, marking the second time the high court has intervened in the contentious custody dispute. The court remanded the case for further proceedings following an expedited appeal.

•Original custody arrangement involved two-week rotations between father's Idaho home and mother's Texas home

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Rhode Island Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal in Real Estate Dispute

The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed a Superior Court judgment dismissing 1100 North Main LLC's complaint against Shoreby Hill Properties, Inc. in a dispute over a purchase and sales agreement for Providence property. The court also upheld the quashing of two lis pendens notices.

•Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed Superior Court dismissal of real estate contract dispute

•Case involved purchase and sales agreement for 301 Harris Avenue property in Providence

•Delaware Supreme Court ruled on interlocutory appeal in SPAC fiduciary duty lawsuit against Northern Star Acquisition Corp. sponsor and directors

Delaware Supreme Court

Delaware Supreme Court Addresses SPAC Fiduciary Claims Appeal

The Delaware Supreme Court ruled on an interlocutory appeal in Northern Star Sponsor, LLC v. Kenville, a class action lawsuit filed by former shareholders of Northern Star Acquisition Corp. against the SPAC's sponsor and directors for alleged breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment related to a de-SPAC merger with Barkbox, Inc.

•Former shareholders filed class action claims for breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment related to de-SPAC merger with Barkbox, Inc.

•Delaware Supreme Court vacated Ronald Suber's life sentence for first-degree murder due to improper hearsay evidence

Delaware Supreme Court

Delaware Supreme Court Vacates Life Sentence Over Hearsay Evidence

The Delaware Supreme Court vacated Ronald Suber's life sentence for first-degree murder, finding that prosecutors violated his constitutional confrontation rights by using improper hearsay evidence. The State conceded the error, and the case was remanded for new proceedings.

•State prosecutors conceded they violated Suber's constitutional confrontation rights