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Commercial Case Notes
Motion for Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint Dismissed Due to Short Service
By John Lundin
On August 6, 2026, Justice Walsh of the Westchester County Commercial Division issued a decision in Gonzalez v. Marte, 2026 NY Slip Op. 51244(U), dismissing a motion for summary judgment…
Faeger Drinker on Products
Solving the Culpable Co-Defendant Problem: An Update on Preserving Your Client’s Defenses after a Culpable Co-Defendant Files a Motion for Summary Judgment in California State Court
By David P. Koller, Gabriel J. Niforatos
California appellate courts have recently provided much needed clarity for defendants wishing to preserve the ability to attribute fault to a potentially culpable co-defendant seeking summary judgment. We previously addressed…
Jotwell
Learning from Others: Summary Judgment in Canada
Suzanne Chiodo, Gerard Kennedy & Alyssa S. King, Hryniak's Erosion: Summary Judgment in Ontario (Feb. 3, 2026) (Osgoode Legal Stud., Rsch. Paper No. 6401158, available at SSRN)Any serious study of…
New York Commercial Division Practice
A Shortcut Is Not Always a Shortcut: Commercial Division Reaffirms the Importance of Notice for Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint
For claims to recover money due on an instrument, CPLR 3213 can provide a faster path to judgment than a plenary action—but only if its procedural requirements are strictly followed.…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Reversed Summary Judgment Based A No-Contest Clause
In Estate of Wynn, William Reese Wynn, Sr. died in 2021, leaving a will from 2003 that primarily benefited his wife Susan. No. 10-23-00187-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 9682 (Tex.…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (AUGUST 24 – AUGUST 28)
Jump To: Table of Contents | Civil Decisions | Short Civil Decisions Good afternoon.Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the…
Zalma on Insurance
A Factual Dispute is Enough to Require Trial
By Barry Zalma
No Summary Judgment for Bad Faith for Lack of Evidence Post 5437 Genuine Dispute of Material Fact Avoids Summary Judgment In Riley and Rebecca Ross v. Allstate Vehicle And Property…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Contracts-Promissory Note-Summary Judgment
Listen to this article Defendant appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to plaintiff on its declaratory judgment action seeking a ruling that the parties had not entered a…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Torts-Defendant’s Summary Judgment Motion-Issuance of New Scheduling Order
Home>Opinions>Torts-Defendant’s Summary Judgment Motion-Issuance of New Scheduling Order Listen to this article Plaintiff appealed the grant of summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff’s petition for damages, arguing that the trial…
Religion Clause
9th Circuit: Suit Over Confiscation of Inmate’s Wiccan Materials Should Not Be Dismissed on Summary Judgment
In Goff v. Rode, (9th Cir., Aug. 18, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held that an inmate presented sufficient evidence to create a dispute…