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Summary Judgment
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Mass Tort Defense
Class Discovery Sufficient for Merits Summary Judgment
By Sean Wajert
Readers know that courts will sometimes, perhaps often, bifurcate discovery in a proposed class action between the discovery needed to assess certific
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
SCOTUS Says Summary Judgment Does not Obtain When Key Facts are in Dispute
Summary judgment (i.e., "quick" judgment) has become the bugaboo for employment lawsuits over the past 20 years. I have discussed how the over-use of summary judgment has been particularly difficult…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Guest Post: Brunet and Parry on Tolan v. Cotton
By Robin Effron
Ed Brunet and John Parry (Lewis & Clark) present the following guest post:The growing list of summary judgment skeptics should find much to like in Monday’s Tolan v. Cotton decision. …
Civil Rights Law & Policy Blog
“Summary Judgment and the Reasonable Jury Standard: A Proxy for a Judge’s Own View of the Sufficiency of the Evidence?”
The title of this post comes from this intriguing new article by Professor Suja A. Thomas, the abstract of which states: Under motions for summary judgment, directed verdict, and judgment…
Pennsylvania Family Law
SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS IN PA SAME-SEX MARRIAGE CASE MAY PROMPT EARLY DECISION FROM COURT
By Aaron Weems
[caption id="attachment_1114" align="alignleft" width="300"] (Photo Credit: Mexico Institute)[/caption] The battle over same-sex marriage rights in Pennsylvania has been simmering since last summer when concurrent litigation was initiated in a few…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Try As They Might, Summary Judgment Just Isn’t There
We believe that a greater proportion of legal malpractice cases are subject to motions for summary judgment, and that more decisions to dismiss are granted than in other specialties. In…
The Trademark Blog
Bringing Summary Judgment Prior To The Close Of Discovery: In This Instance, Not A Good Use of Anyone’s Time
Plaintiff seeks summary judgment that the term COLLECTIVE is descriptive as used by Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff. Defendant owns COLLECTIVE NETWORK, COLLECTIVE VIDEO and C COLLECTIVE THE AUDIENCE ENGINE. Defendant has used…
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
In Summary Judgment Matters, Letters between Counsel are No Substitute for Affidavits or Other Proper Record Evidence
Any litigator can tell you that a North Carolina court examining a motion for summary judgment determines whether a genuine issue of material of fact exists by looking at any…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Steinman on Appellate Review of Summary Judgment Denials
Joan Steinman, Distinguished Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent School of Law, posted a piece on SSRN: The Puzzling Appeal of Summary Judgment Denials: When are Such Denials Reviewable? Steinman is…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Panel Ignores Evidence of Racism
In Willis v. CLECO Corp., No. 13-30217, (5th Cir. 4/8/14), the Fifth Circuit panel reverses summary judgment regarding a disciplinary write-up, but affirms summary judgment regarding the termination of an…