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Montana Court: Public Record Alone Doesn't Start the Fraud Clock
Montana's Supreme Court reversed summary judgment in a Big Sky estate and LLC dispute, holding a public filing alone does not fix when a fraud claim accrued.
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Illinois Court: Stalking Order Petition Won't Bar Civil Suit
Quitno v. Gilson (Sept. 8, 2026): an Illinois appellate court held a stalking no contact order petition is not the same cause of action as a later civil suit.
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Tenth Circuit Affirms Club Q Dismissals Under Colorado's CPLA
The Tenth Circuit affirmed dismissal of the Club Q plaintiffs' Section 1983 and CPLA claims on Sept. 9, 2026, and held the CPLA bars separate negligence claims.
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Tribunal Time Limits Set to Rise to Six Months on 1 October 2026
SI 2026/954 takes UK employment tribunal time limits from three to six months on 1 October 2026. The three-month limit still governs earlier relevant dates.
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California Court Reverses Custody Order for Section 3044 Error
California appeals court, Sept. 8, 2026: a family court cannot skip the section 3044 domestic violence presumption because another judge found it rebutted.
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CNIL Fines EXTIA EUR 300,000 Over GDPR Erasure Request Failures
France's CNIL published a EUR 300,000 fine against EXTIA on September 9, 2026 over mishandled GDPR erasure requests. What Articles 12 and 17 actually require.
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Federal Circuit: VA Direct Review Means No Guaranteed 90 Days to Argue
The Federal Circuit held on September 8, 2026 in Brack v. Collins that a veteran in the VA's Direct Review appeal lane cannot demand 90 days to submit argument.
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Illinois Court Vacates Chicago Eviction Over Unproven Notice
Illinois appeals court vacated a Chicago eviction judgment: the landlord proved neither which notice law governed his 120-day notice nor when the tenancy ended.
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Illinois Court Reverses Order of Protection Over Missing Findings
An Illinois appeals court reversed a Cook County order of protection and its $2,290.97 award on September 8, 2026, over two missing statutory findings.
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Ohio Paternity Ruling: No Recovery of $41,000 Child Support
On September 8, 2026 Ohio's Third District held R.C. 3119.961 gives no route to recover child support already paid after a later DNA test disproved paternity.
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California Appeals Court Rejects Blank Loan Form as Debt Proof
A California appeals court ruled a blank loan template did not prove a debt, reversing summary judgment under the state's Fair Debt Buying Practices Act.
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California Court: Wealth Alone Doesn't Bar a Divorce Fee Award
California's First District held family courts must make express Family Code 2030 findings before denying a postjudgment divorce attorney fee request.
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