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•Delaware Supreme Court affirmed Chancery Court decision without additional analysis

Delaware Supreme Court

Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Chancery Ruling in Fortiline Corporate Case

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a Court of Chancery decision in *Fortiline, Inc. v. McCall*, ending a corporate dispute between two companies and 18 individual defendants. The high court issued a brief order on Feb. 10, 2026, supporting the lower court's June 2025 ruling without additional analysis.

•Case involved two corporate plaintiffs against 18 individual defendants

Connecticut Supreme Court

Connecticut Supreme Court Hears Amazon Employee Pay Dispute Case

The Connecticut Supreme Court addressed a class action lawsuit in Del Rio v. Amazon.com Services, Inc., where current and former Amazon employees sought compensation for mandatory security screenings. The case involves claims that Amazon violated Connecticut wage laws by failing to pay workers for time spent in required security checks at the end of their shifts.

•Connecticut Supreme Court reviewing class action against Amazon over unpaid security screening time

•Federal court previously ruled for Amazon, finding Connecticut wage laws mirror federal standards

•The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled February 10, 2026 in Burnes v. Hawaiian Electric Company, a major case arising from the deadly August 8, 2023 Lahaina fire that killed over 100 people

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Supreme Court of Hawaii

Hawaii Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Lahaina Fire Insurance Case

The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled February 10, 2026 in a complex lawsuit stemming from the devastating August 8, 2023 Lahaina fire that killed over 100 people. The case involves fire victims, Hawaiian Electric Company, and insurance companies seeking subrogation rights.

•The lawsuit involves fire victims as plaintiffs, Hawaiian Electric as defendant, and multiple insurance companies as intervenor subrogation plaintiffs seeking recovery rights

•Montana Supreme Court ruled in case involving citizen arrested for filming police officers from public sidewalk

Montana High Court Rules on Police Filming Rights in Kalispell Case

The Montana Supreme Court issued a decision February 10, 2026, in City of Kalispell v. Sean Michael Doman, a case involving a man arrested for filming police officers during a traffic stop while standing on a public sidewalk. The case drew intervention from the American Civil Liberties Union, highlighting its constitutional significance.

•American Civil Liberties Union organizations intervened as amici curiae, highlighting constitutional significance

•Montana Supreme Court affirmed jury's defamation award to Lori Collins against Whitefish Housing Authority

Montana Court Upholds Defamation Award Against Housing Authority

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed a jury's defamation award to Lori Collins against the Whitefish Housing Authority in a February 10, 2026 decision. The court rejected the housing authority's appeal challenging evidence admission and damage cap applications while also denying Collins' request for attorney fees.

•Court rejected housing authority's challenges to evidence admission and statutory damage caps

•Montana Supreme Court ruled on water commissioner's authority to distribute Beaver Creek water under 2018 agreement

Montana Supreme Court Rules on Beaver Creek Water Rights Distribution

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled in a water rights dispute involving ranchers over the distribution of Beaver Creek water, addressing whether a water commissioner was required to follow a 2018 agreement in administering century-old water rights.

•Dispute involves multiple ranch operations dating back to 1882 water rights decree

•Montana Supreme Court affirmed district court's approval of adoption as permanency plan for M.L.O.-L.

Montana Supreme Court Affirms Child Welfare Decision in Placement Case

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision to approve adoption as the permanency plan for a youth in need of care while denying the maternal grandmother's request for placement. The case involved M.L.O.-L., who was removed from parental care in 2023 along with two siblings.

•Court denied maternal grandmother's request for placement of the youth in need of care

•Montana Supreme Court affirmed termination of father's parental rights to two children on February 10, 2026

Montana Supreme Court Affirms Parental Rights Termination

The Montana Supreme Court affirmed a district court's decision to terminate a father's parental rights to two children in a case involving domestic violence and drug abuse. The court rejected the father's appeal and his attempt to assert tribal preference claims on February 10, 2026.

•Case involved domestic violence, drug abuse, and child welfare concerns dating back to 2018 on Rocky Boy Reservation

•Montana Supreme Court ruled on Henderson's appeal of felony theft conviction involving disputed text message evidence

Montana Supreme Court Rules on Henderson Theft Conviction Appeal

The Montana Supreme Court issued a ruling on February 10, 2026, in State v. Billie Jo Henderson, addressing an appeal from a felony theft conviction. Henderson challenged the admission of text message evidence, arguing the District Court abused its discretion in allowing inadmissible hearsay testimony.

•State conceded the text messages were inadmissible hearsay but argued any error was harmless