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Summary Judgment
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Zalma on Insurance
Judgment for Insurer Because Suit Filed Late
By Barry Zalma
Private Limitation of Action Provision Defeats Suit Against Insurer Post 5049 See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6s4k9r-judgment-for-insurer-because-suit-filed-late.html and at https://youtu.be/G_vaHznIn2A This case involves a contractual statute of limitations in an…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Insureds Prevail on Summary Judgment Addressing Responsibility for Water Leak
The court granted summary judgment to the insureds, finding they were not responsible for a water leak from a drain valve on the tenth floor of the building.…
Tort Talk
Summary Judgment Granted in Alleged Trip and Fall Case Based on Trivial Defect Doctrine
In the case of Klobusnik v. Cafaro Company, No. 2021-CV-11132 (C.P. Erie Co. Dec. 31, 2024 Walsh, J.), the court granted the Defendant mall summary judgment in a slip and…
Tort Talk
What Constitutes The "Record" To Be Reviewed On Summary Judgment?
In the case of L.T. v. Kubota Manufacturing, No. 1310 MDA 2023 (Pa. Super. Feb. 14, 2025 Bowes, J., Olson, J., and Stabile, J.) (Op. by Bowes, J.), the Pennsylvania…
Commercial Case Notes
Plaintiff May Not Move for Summary Judgment Before Defendants Answer the Complaint
By John Lundin
On January 15, 2025, Justice Reed of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Mermelstein v. Waspit Group, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 50027(U) [84 Misc 3d…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Summary Judgment Reversed On Appeal
Kliger-Weiss Infosystems, Inc. v Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. 2025 NY Slip Op 00956Decided on February 19, 2025 Appellate Division, Second Department is that very rare reversal of summary judgment at…
Tort Talk
Superior Court Confirms that Parties Entitled to 30 Days to Respond to Motion for Summary Judgment
In the case of Jordan v. Lynde, No. 234 EDA 2024 (Pa. Super. Dec. 31, 2024 Kunselman, J., Nichols, J., and Beck, J.) (Op. by Kunselman, J.), the Pennsylvania Superior…
Class Action Defense Blog
Kansas Federal Court Declines To Revisit Motion for Summary Judgment Order In EEOC Lawsuit And Rejects Interlocutory Appeal Request By Employer
By Rebecca S. Bjork, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., and Anna Sheridan Duane Morris Takeaways: A Federal Judge in Kansas recently refused a request for reconsideration of summary judgment and a…
Westchester Commercial Division Blog
Westchester Commercial Division Denies Competing Summary Judgment Motions in Dispute Over Failed Quarry Deal and Alleged Ferrari Loan
By Brian Cohen
In Pantelis P. Mestousis et al. v. Michael Saccente, Justice Gretchen Walsh of the Westchester Commercial Division denied dueling motions for summary judgment in a sprawling dispute over a failed multimillion-dollar…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Insured’s Count for Bad Faith Stripped from Claim
The insurer's motion for partial summary judgment challenging the insured's bad faith claim was successful. Baker v. Allstate Index. Co., 2024 U,.S. Dist. LEXIS 227802 (N.D. Miss. Dec.…