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Tort Talk
Summary Judgment Granted in Fall Down Case Where No Evidence of Issues With Carpet Produced
In the case of Molinaro v. Nemacolin Woodlands, Inc., No. 1661 of 2016 G.D. (C.P. Fayette Co. May 4, 2021 Wagner, P.J.), the court granted summary judgment in favor of…
Employment & Labor
Splitting The Baby: Federal Court In Florida Grants In Part And Denies In Part Employer’s Motion For Summary Judgment In Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik Seyfarth Synopsis: In an EEOC-initiated pregnancy discrimination lawsuit, a federal district court in Florida granted in part and denied in part the…
Big Molecule Watch
Summary Judgment Practice Scheduled in Amgen v. Hospira Pegfilgrastim Case
By Audie Soucy
As we previously reported, Judge Connolly of the District of Delaware stayed the dispute between Amgen and Hospira last month, pending a determination on whether the Court should entertain summary…
New York Commercial Division Practice
Defenses and Counterclaims In a CPLR 3213 Action Are Only Successful If They’re “Inseparable”
In one of my previous posts, I discussed the basic requirements for bringing a CPLR 3213 motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint. One such requirement (and the one…
Zalma on Insurance
Issues of Fact Defeat Motions for Summary Judgment
By Barry Zalma
If an Insurer Wants to Defeat Coverage it Should Collect Convincing Evidence Travelers Property Casualty Company (“Travelers”) sued for declaratory relief concerning the defense costs incurred and default judgment obtained…
Tort Talk
Issues of Fact Preclude Entry of Summary Judgment in Limited Tort UIM Case
In the case of Depretis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., No. 2:20-CV-02193-JP (E.D. Pa. April 14, 2021 Padova, J.), the court denied a carrier’s Motion for Summary Judgment…
Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg
Alabama Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer
By Publisher
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals recently released an opinion in In re: Laura Register v. Outdoor Aluminum, Inc. wherein it reversed summary judgment in favor of the employer…
Litigators at Work
Amendment to Florida Rules Increases Likelihood of Summary Judgment in State Court
By M. Megan Coughlin, Benjamin D. Sharkey
The Florida Supreme Court recently amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 (Summary Judgment), adopting the less restrictive federal summary judgment standard as articulated by the United States Supreme Court in Celotex…
Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation
Judge Connolly Enters Standing Order Setting Forth New Summary Judgment Motion Practice in All Patent Cases Assigned to Him
By Standing Order entered on April 30, 2021, the Honorable Colm F. Connolly, of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, rolled out the new summary judgment…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Florida Motion for Summary Judgment Standard Update
Effective May 1st, 2021, Florida courts will begin utilizing a different standard in evaluating motions for summary judgment. The Florida Supreme Court, acting on its own motion, has amended the…