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Supreme Court of Virginia

Virginia Supreme Court Rules Doctor's Whistleblower Claim Time-Barred

The Virginia Supreme Court reversed lower court decisions in favor of emergency medicine staffing companies, ruling that Dr. Michele Hollis's whistleblower retaliation claim was filed too late under the Virginia Whistleblower Protection Act's one-year statute of limitations.

•Virginia Supreme Court reversed lower courts, finding Dr. Hollis's whistleblower claim was filed after the one-year statute of limitations expired

•Case involved allegations of fraudulent upcharging practices at emergency medicine staffing companies

•Oregon Supreme Court issued rare en banc decision reversing both lower courts in legal malpractice case

Oregon Supreme Court

Oregon Supreme Court Reverses Legal Malpractice Summary Judgment

The Oregon Supreme Court issued an en banc decision December 18, 2025, reversing lower court rulings in a legal malpractice case where a plaintiff alleged her criminal defense attorney's negligence led to murder charges and pretrial incarceration.

•Multiple legal organizations filed amicus briefs, indicating broad professional liability implications

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Louisiana Supreme Court Clarifies Workers' Comp Filing Deadlines

The Louisiana Supreme Court ruled December 18 in Johnson v. AECOM Amentum Government Services, clarifying when the one-year prescription period begins for workers' compensation claims when employers accommodate injured workers with continued full-time employment and salary.

•Louisiana law requires workers' compensation claims within one year of accident, even when employers maintain injured workers' full salary

•Employers who begin compensation payments after the prescription period waive their right to assert late filing defenses

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Dismisses Property Registry Appeal for Procedural Failure

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court dismissed an administrative appeal on December 18, 2025, in *Mabel Reina Cubero v. Hon. Gildren S. Caro Pérez*, after the petitioner failed to file a required recalification document. The court clarified procedural requirements for challenging property registration decisions.

•Supreme Court dismissed appeal for failure to file required recalification document

•Court emphasized strict procedural compliance in property registration cases

New York Court of Appeals

NY Court of Appeals Affirms TPG Capital Win in Corporate Recovery Dispute

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court ruling favoring TPG Capital-New York in Cortlandt St. Recovery Corp. v. Bonderman on Dec. 18, 2025. The decision caps years of litigation over complex corporate structures and financial transactions.

•New York Court of Appeals affirmed Appellate Division order favoring TPG Capital defendants

•Case involves complex corporate structures and financial transactions spanning several years of litigation

North Dakota Supreme Court

ND Supreme Court Affirms Termination in Step-Parent Adoption Case

The North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed a district court's decision to terminate a father's parental rights in a contested step-parent adoption case. The father, who was incarcerated for child pornography possession, had argued the termination was based on erroneous findings.

•North Dakota Supreme Court affirmed termination of father's parental rights in step-parent adoption case

•Father was convicted of child pornography possession and incarcerated for 34 months with no child contact

•Idaho Supreme Court affirmed district court ruling favoring State of Idaho against Carelon Behavioral Health

Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Supreme Court Affirms State Win in Behavioral Health Contract Dispute

The Idaho Supreme Court affirmed a district court decision favoring the State of Idaho in a complex legal dispute involving Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc. and multiple major healthcare companies over behavioral health services contracts.

•Case involved multiple major healthcare companies including Magellan Health and United Behavioral Health/Optum Idaho

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Maine Supreme Court Affirms Sexual Contact Conviction

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed Daniel Cardona's conviction for unlawful sexual contact with his 12-year-old great-niece, rejecting his appeals on evidentiary issues. The December 2025 ruling addressed disputes over testimony about subsequent sexual behavior and excluded evidence about alleged fabrication motives.

•Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously affirmed Daniel Cardona's Class B unlawful sexual contact conviction

•Court rejected defendant's challenge to admission of testimony about subsequent sexual behavior directed at victim

•Kentucky Supreme Court ruled a statute treating Jefferson County schools differently violated state constitutional equal protection requirements

Kentucky Supreme Court

Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Targeting Jefferson County Schools

The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed lower court rulings that declared unconstitutional a state statute treating Jefferson County's public school district differently from all other districts in Kentucky, finding the law violated Section 59 of the state constitution.

•The law arbitrarily gave Jefferson County's superintendent powers denied to other district superintendents while restricting the school board's authority