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Law of the Land
Fed. Dist. Court Dismisses Summary Judgment Motion on RLUIPA Claim Regarding Special Permit Application Request for a Prayer Campus
This post was authored by Luke Jenkins, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsber Law Center Plaintiffs, a corporation and its director, brought suit against the Charter Township of Genoa and its…
NUALS Law Journal
Grasping The Nettle Without Checking: Vulnerabilities In India’s Summary Judgment Framework
By Nualslj
Adithya Narayana Vojja and Ayushmaan Ashutosh Singh Abstract This article examines the structural vulnerabilities of the Supreme Court’s nine non-exhaustive guidelines for summary judgment laid down by the apex court.…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Late Notice Bars Insured’s Claim for Water Leak Damage
The federal district court granted the insurer's motion for summary judgment dismissing the insured's claim due to late notice. Global Approach, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Summary Judgment and ‘Self-Serving’ or ‘Inadmissible’ Evidence: Lessons From Appellate Practice
Quick Hits Objecting that a plaintiff’s summary judgment evidence is “self-serving” is not a valid evidentiary objection and can provide grounds for reversal on appeal. Evidence at summary judgment need…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Torts: Products Liability-Summary Judgment-Strict Liability and Negligence
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Missouri Lawyers Media
SCOMO: Summary judgment is not “an extreme and drastic remedy”
By Staff Report
Listen to this article In 1993, the Supreme Court of Missouri issued ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp., 854 S.W.2d 371 (Mo. banc 1993). At the time,…
Commercial Case Notes
Summary Judgment Denied Because of Failure to Submit Business Records Referred to in supporting Affidavit
By John Lundin
On May 13, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v. PF Holding, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 02967, holding that the plaintiff was…
Zalma on Insurance
Dispute Over Two Claims Must Go to Trial
By Barry Zalma
Competing Inferences About Intent or Falsity Defeats Summary Judgment Post number 5360 Dispute Over Material Facts Makes Summary Judgment Impossible See the full video at https://rumble.com/v7ai5l4-dispute-over-two-claims-must-go-to-trial.html and at…
California Employment Law Update
Nursing Student Could Sue Under FEHA, Deficient Attorney Declaration Should Have Been Excused
By Tony Oncidi
Walton v. Victor Valley Cmty. Coll. Dist., 119 Cal. App. 5th 1164 (2026) Jessie Walton sued her employer for sexual harassment‑related claims. The trial court excluded her attorney’s declaration filed in opposition…
Commercial Case Notes
Court Reforms Contract on Summary Judgment Based on Course of Performance and Avoidance of Absurd Results
By John Lundin
On April 23, 2026, Justice Boddie of the Kings County Commercial Division issued a decision in Big City Outdoor, LLC v. JTRE 23 WS LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 50579(U),…