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Summary Judgment
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On Point
Summary judgment on TPR grounds reversed
By Wisconsin State Public Defender
Marathon County DHS v. S.K., 2021AP1124 & 2021AP1125, District 3, 11/18/21 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity The circuit court granted partial summary judgment on the petitions to terminate…
Maine Appeals
Tricky Issues of Appellate Procedure: Timeliness and Cross-Appeals Edition
Yesterday the Law Court, in an opinion written by Justice Connors, Concord General Mutual Ins. Co. v. Estate of Collette J. Boure, touched on two important appellate issues – one…
On Point
Summary judgment in TPR case upheld
By Wisconsin State Public Defender
Juneau County DHS v. B.J., 2021AP1359, 2021AP1360, 2021AP1361, District 4, 11/4/21 (one-judge decision; ineligible for publication); case activity The circuit court properly granted summary judgment on the TPR petitions against…
Tort Talk
Motion for Summary Judgment Denied in Slip and Fall Case
In the case of Yearwood v. Mountain Valley Orthopedics, No. 10812-CV-2014 (C.P. Monroe Co. July 15, 2021 Higgins, Jr., J.), the court found genuine issues of material fact existed in…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Consistently Inconsistent: An Example of Shifting Reasons for Employment Termination Precluding Summary Judgment
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas recently denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment when its alleged shifting reasons for terminating the plaintiff’s employment contract raised…
Drug & Device Law
Plaintiff Inches Out Summary Judgment Win on Design Defect
It’s football season! That means beautiful fall weather, tailgating, pots of chili, rooting your favorite team to victory, and wallowing in their losses. It’s Army v. Navy and Ohio State…
Knowledge: The RDM Blog
Drafting a Summary Judgment Motion in Missouri
As a first-year associate, the responsibility of drafting your first motion for summary judgment is daunting. Law students are introduced to the basics of the summary judgment standard in their…
New York Commercial Division Practice
New Supreme Court Rule on Summary Judgment Motions: “Just the Facts, Ma’am”
Practitioners often choose to practice in the Commercial Division because of its well-documented efficiencies. Thus, many were happy to hear that Chief Administrative Judge Larry Marks issued Administrative Order 270/2020…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
You Must be Diligent in Discovery to get a MSJ/MSA Continued
On July 29, 2021, in the case of Braganza v. Albertson's LLC, (2021) 67 Cal. App. 5th 144, the Fourth District Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s denial of Plaintiff’s…
Feher Law Blog
St. Pete Bankruptcy Attorney Kristina Feher publishes article on Florida’s New Summary Judgment Standard
By FeherLaw
St. Pete Bankruptcy Attorney Kristina Feher published her article on Florida’s New Summary Judgment Standard. The article can be found in the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association Cramdown. The article,…