National Law Review

New Texas Summary Judgment Rules Are Now in Effect: Expedited Action and Challenges for Litigants to Navigate

At the behest of the State Legislature (SB 293), the Texas Supreme Court recently finalized and adopted amendments to Rule ...
Opinion

Texas Summary Judgment Overhaul Is a Meaningful Revision of Rules

Opinion: The Texas Supreme Court’s latest amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a represent an important step forward for summary-judgment practice in Texas.
JD Supra

More on Competent Summary Judgment Evidence: The Rule Does Not Just Apply to Affidavits

We previously wrote about the requirements many jurisdictions impose for affidavits or declarations submitted in conjunction with motions for summary judgment, including that they must be based on ...
Reason

Public Has Right to Access Summary Judgment Filings Even When Summary Judgment Motion Was Never Decided

From U.S. ex rel. Oberg & Camoin v. Nelnet, Inc., decided yesterday by the Fourth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Julius Richardson, joined by Judge Barbara Milano Keenan and District Judge Elizabeth ...
Law

How to Prevail at a Summary Judgment Hearing

James M. Stanton says his time on the state district court bench taught him that summary judgment hearings generally are too long, too confusing and too overwhelming for the judge. To prevail at a ...
JD Supra

Supplier’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Causation Denied

In this asbestos action, defendant Dykes Lumber moved for summary judgment, arguing it established a prima facie case for lack of causation under Nemeth v. Brenntag. Plaintiff Raphael Sason opposed ...
Washington Examiner

Summary judgment granted in asbestos case after claimant failed to respond

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – A North Carolina federal judge has concluded that summary judgment was proper for seven defendants in an asbestos lawsuit after the claimant failed to respond to any ...
The National Law Review

A Defendant Can Get Summary Judgment Without Producing Evidence

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Law

10th Circuit Partially Reverses Summary Judgment Order Over Leaking Valero Pipeline Dispute

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse in Denver, CO. Photo: Avalon Zoppo/ALM The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit partially reversed the grant of summary judgment in favor of a ...
Forbes

Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment Motion On Willful FBAR Penalty

WASHINGTON, D.C. - JANUARY 03: The U.S. Flag flys above the International Revenue Service headquarters building on January 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Litigation ...
The Harvard Crimson

Judge Denies Harvard’s Request for Summary Judgment on Therapy Notes Dispute in Comaroff Harassment Suit

A federal judge denied Harvard’s motion for summary judgment on one of the counts of a lawsuit filed last year by three Anthropology graduate students who alleged the University failed to properly ...