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Summary Judgment
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New Jersey Foreclosure Defense Blog
Summary Judgment in a New Jersey Foreclosure: Evidence, Deadlines, and What Homeowners Should Do
By John Fazzio
Featured image caption: A foreclosure summary-judgment motion is decided from an organized record of facts, certifications, and admissible evidence. Short answer: A motion for summary judgment asks the General Equity…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Speculation and Internal Dissention Doom a Legal Malpractice Case
Medley Mgt. Inc. v Lowenstein Sandler, LLP 2026 NY Slip Op 06202 October 22, 2026 Appellate Division, First Department is a complicated bankruptcy Capter 11 reorganization legal malpractice case. Although…
Missouri Lawyers Media
COA: Trial court erred when it failed to rule on motion to amend petition
By Correy E. Stephenson, Special To Missouri Lawyers Media
Home>Top News>COA: Trial court erred when it failed to rule on motion to amend petitionCourt of Appeals, Southern District (File photo) Listen to this article In Brief The Missouri Court…
Roberts Disability Law Blog
No Deference, No Clawback: ERISA Court Rejects Unum’s Discretionary Review and Its Bid to Recover Alleged Overpayments
In Krambeck v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, No. 8:24-cv-2102-TPB-NHA, 2026 WL 2935928 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 30, 2026), Judge Tom Barber of the United States District Court for the…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Affirmed Summary Judgment In An Estate Case Where The Plaintiff Did Not Have Standing As It Did Not Have A Sufficient Interest In The Estate
In In re Estate of Demel, John Mathias Demel died on January 17, 2024, in a fire at a bar property he rented. No. 14-25-00245-CV, 2026 Tex. App. LEXIS 1103…
Commercial Case Notes
Summary Judgment in Foreclosure Action Denied for Failure Adequately to Establish Nonpayment
By John Lundin
On September 30, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Banc of Cal., N.A. v. Plumbing Supply Distrib., LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 05510, holding that the plaintiff was…
Commercial Case Notes
Questions of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Advice of Counsel Defense
By John Lundin
On September 24, 2026, the First Department issued a decision in Gilbert v. Powers, 2026 NY Slip Op. 05457, holding that questions of fact precluded summary judgment on an advice…
Commercial Case Notes
Claimed Need for More Discovery Insufficient Basis to Avoid Summary Judgment
By John Lundin
On September 23, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Bank of Am., N.A. v. Discobath Prods., Inc., 2026 NY Slip Op. 05377, holding that a claimed need for…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Affirmed Summary Judgment For Executors Due To The Statute Of Limitations
In Conover v. Conover, Van died in July 2001, leaving an estate valued at over $4 million, including $2.8 million in stocks and bonds. No. 01-24-00471-CV, 2026 Tex. App. LEXIS…
Chicago IP Litigation
Design Patent Summary Judgment and Permanent Injunction Against Schedule A Defendant
GZ Long Ya Trading Co., Ltd. v. The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, No. 24-cv-4193, (N.D. Ill. Apr. 24, 2026) (Holleb Hotaling, Mag. J.). Magistrate Judge Holleb…