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GT L&E Blog
Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast- Episode 35: Sabotage as Misappropriation and Surviving Summary Judgment
You are invited to listen to Episode 35 of Greenberg Traurig’s Trade Secret Law Evolution Podcast, "Sabotage as Misappropriation and Surviving Summary Judgment." In Episode 35, host Jordan Grotzinger discusses how sabotage…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
Can partial summary judgment affect a substantial right?
Usually, appellate counsel can confidently say that a grant of partial summary judgment, standing alone, will not allow for an interlocutory appeal. A complete grant of summary judgment is a…
A Lawyer's Blog
WHEN DRAFTING A MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT….
....remember that the rules of evidence still apply. The procedures to lay a foundation that apply to a trial also apply to the motion and appellate courts are addressing this…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment
In Union Pacific RR Co. v. American Railway & Airway Supervisors Assoc., No. 18-50110 (5th Cir. 12/16/2020), the Fifth Circuit reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of the…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Tricks, Traps, and Snares in Appealing a Summary Judgment in Texas
By Winstead
David F. Johnson recently published a new law review article: “Tricks, Traps, and Snares in Appealing a Summary Judgment in Texas, 72 BAYLOR L. REV. 564 (Fall 2020).” David originally…
Zalma on Insurance
Failure to Read Certificate Defeats Coverage for Additional Insured
By Barry Zalma
Trucker Who Saved Premium by Accepting No Trucking Endorsement Has No Coverage for Defense or Indemnity Insurance polices are, and will always be contracts, that establish promises made by the…
De Novo
What’s a Scintilla? Sedar v. Reston Town Center Property, LLC
By Jay O'Keeffe
I'm a sucker for a good summary-judgment opinion, and the Fourth Circuit delivered last week with Sedar v. Reston Town Center Property, LLC. Sedar transparently applies the summary-judgment to a straightforward…
Expert Institute Insights
Summary Judgment Motions: What Experts Should Know
One of the most critical, if underestimated, aspects of the pre-trial process is the summary judgment motion. Once an underused tool, motions for summary judgment have been increasingly utilized for…
Incontestable Blog
G.I. Bro is a Go: Copyright Dispute Over Call of Duty Poster Survives Summary Judgment
By Publisher
Retired professional wrestler Booker T. Huffman (professionally known as Booker T), and developer of the Call of Duty video game franchise, Activision, faced-off in a copyright dispute in the Eastern…
Retail, Restaurant & Hospitality Law
Let’s Talk! – Appellate Review of Summary Judgment Motions
Welcome to a new addition to the Blog – Let’s Talk! Here is how it will work – Whenever I have a topic I want to discuss I will put…