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Summary Judgment
732 published works
Illinois Supreme Court Review
Do Summary Judgments Present Cleaner Issues for Review?
By Kirk Jenkins
Last time we began investigating whether the Illinois Supreme Court often accepts summary judgments for review on its civil docket, since (at least in theory), such cases present cleaner, purely…
Illinois Supreme Court Review
Does the Illinois Supreme Court Prefer to Review Summary Judgments?
By Kirk Jenkins
In our last several posts, we’ve been addressing the jurisdictional origins of the Illinois Supreme Court’s civil docket – does the Court prefer final judgments, or does it often agree…
Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation
Judge Robinson Grants Adobe’s Motion for Summary Judgment of No Remedies in Patent Infringement Action Seeking Pre-Issuance Damages
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Sue L. Robinson in Rosebud LMS, Inc. v. Adobe Systems Incorporated, Civil Action No. 14-194-SLR (D.Del., February 5, 2015), the Court granted the…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 2-6, 2015)
Hello again to everyone. Below are summaries of this week’s Ontario Court of Appeal civil decisions (non-criminal). This week’s topics include the contractual interpretation of a lease agreement in the context…
Delaware Chancery Law Blog
Advancement Rights Granted in Favor of Director Convicted of Wrongdoing
The Court of Chancery has recently issued an opinion granting partial summary judgment in favor of an advancement claim made by a director convicted of wrongdoing. By way of background,…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
A Plethora of Mistakes in a Legal Malpractice Case
Borges v Placeres 2014 NY Slip Op 08910 Decided on December 23, 2014 Appellate Division, First Department is a compendium of mistakes in a legal malpractice. This case was tried…
SDNY Blog
Judge Cote Employs Forensic Examination to Determine Brief Was Served Too Late
In an opinion today, Judge Cote granted Tory Burch summary judgment in a case concerning knock-off merchandise. The motion was deemed unopposed based the defendants’ misconduct, including spoliation and fabrication…
Blaneys Appeals
Court of Appeal Summaries (November 24 – 28, 2014)
Good afternoon. Our Court of Appeal released thirteen civil decisions this week. Topics covered included construction liens, summary judgment in several different contexts, including an interesting decision in a wills and…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Employment Cases & Summary Judgment: Trends in the Sixth Circuit
A recent review of appeals of employment cases in the Sixth Circuit revealed the Court is more likely to uphold rather than overturn grants of summary judgment in favor of…
Blaneys Appeals
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (NOVEMBER 3 – 7, 2014)
Hello again for another week of Ontario Court of Appeal Summaries. If you find these summaries useful, please feel free to go to our blog website at http://blaneyscourtsummaries.com/ where you…