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Summary Judgment
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Drug & Device Law
Almost, but Not Quite: No Summary Judgment for Mentor on Two of Plaintiff’s ObTape Claims
We flew to Pittsburgh this week for depositions. From Philadelphia, it takes only about 40 minutes in the air to get to Pittsburgh. But there are only a few nonstops each day. …
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Wasserman on Mixed Signals on Summary Judgment
Howard Wasserman has posted on SSRN his article, Mixed Signals on Summary Judgment, published in Michigan State Law Review.Abstract:This essay examines three cases from the Supreme Court’s October Term 2013…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 29 – JULY 3, 2015)
Hello everyone. Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal decisions. As usual, there are full summaries for the substantive civil decisions. Topics include residential tenancies, the…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Only One of Three Insurers had a Duty to Defend Alleged Oil Leak
The defendant vendor of a fuel oil tank which was alleged to have leaked sought a defence from its insurers under three separate liability insurance policies. One insurer was unable to…
California Workplace Law Blog
Follow-up on: Be Careful What You Say—It Might End Up in a Declaration to Defeat Summary Judgment
By Adam Y. Siegel, Jackson Lewis P.C.
In a recent Ninth Circuit decision, the court held that “a piece of evidence [may not be disregarded] at the summary judgment stage solely based on its self-serving nature.” As…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Interesting SCOTUS Cert. Petition on Summary Judgment
Today the Supreme Court wrapped up its oral arguments for the Term. There are lots of cases still to be decided, of course. And the Court should be taking action…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Motor Vehicle Policy Found Not to be Assignable
Motion for summary judgement brought against the insurer by a plaintiff who claimed to be an assignee of the insured’s automobile policy. The action was dismissed. The policy was not assignable in…
Trial Ad (and other) Notes
Quality of briefs matters!
By marywhisnertrialadnotes-blogspot-com
A fascinating study of briefs opposing summary judgment in a particular class of employment discrimination cases—a topic with conflicting cases within the circuit—found that a majority omitted available case law…
Law & Economics Prof Blog
Gelbach: Can Empirical Evidence Tell Us the Effects of Twombly & Iqbal?
By BDG
Material Facts in the Debate Over Twombly and Iqbal" 68 Stan. L. Rev. ___ (2016) (Forthcoming)JONAH B. GELBACH, University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolThis paper presents empirical evidence concerning the adjudication of defendant-filed…
Illinois Supreme Court Review
What Counties are Producing the Illinois Supreme Court’s Civil Docket (Part I)
By Kirk Jenkins
In our last several posts, we considered how frequently the Illinois Supreme Court agrees to review summary judgments. Next we consider the geographical sources of the Court’s civil docket. The…