JD Supra

Court Reverses No-Evidence Summary Judgment On Fiduciary Duty Claim Because Motion Was Not Sufficiently Precise

In Neurodiagnostic Tex, L.L.C. v. Pierce, the court reviewed a summary judgment entered regarding an employer’s breach of fiduciary duty claim. No. 12-14-00254-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 11754 (Tex. App ...
JD Supra

Summary Judgment Foreclosed when There Is More than One Possible Inference from Evidence

Reversing a summary judgment ruling that barred a correction of inventorship claim, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, found issues of material fact foreclosed summary judgment and ...
Law

Southern District Refuses to Grant Summary Judgment Due to Lack of Documentary Evidence Demonstrating That Insured's Misrepresentations Were Material

Howard B. Epstein, left, and Theodore A. Keyes of Schulte Roth & Zabel. Courtesy Photos. In New York, insurers are generally entitled to rescind an insurance policy issued in reliance on a ...
Law

Expert Opinion Sufficient to Defeat Summary Judgment

Summary judgment motions by defendants have become somewhat routine in medical malpractice actions. Not infrequently, the evidence and applicable standards of care offer little or nothing to justify ...
Reuters

Trial by jury: why summary judgment is less likely in trade secret misappropriation cases

Proof of trade secret misappropriation is a fact-intensive inquiry and requires a trial by jury to resolve questions of fact. The featured case for this article is the recent opinion by Judge Amy M.
The National Law Review

Ninth Circuit Confirms That Winning Early Summary Judgment May Be the Ultimate Preemptive Tactic for Beating Class Certification

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Attorneys ask for summary judgment, change of venue in Mallory Beach case

The nearly 40-page motion for summary judgment, which would resolve the lawsuit before trial, was filed on June 5.
Forbes

FINRA Arbitrators Grant Summary Judgment Against Claimant Employee in Citigroup Racial Discrimination Case

In a fairly unusual move, the FINRA hearing Panel granted Respondent Citigroup’s Motion for Summary Judgment and dismissed all of Claimant’s claims. If brought by a Plaintiff/Claimant, such a motion ...
CNBC

Trump fraud case: New York attorney general says 'mountain' of evidence justifies summary judgment

New York's attorney general asked a judge for a partial summary judgment against Donald Trump in her $250 million lawsuit accusing the former president of widespread fraud. Attorney General Letitia ...
KPLC

Legal Corner: What is a motion for summary judgment?

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Legal Corner answers viewers’ civil legal questions. QUESTION: There is a law passed in 2024 that went into effect in Louisiana on July 1st about witnessing election ...

A Rare Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff in Libel Case

From Judge David Leibowitz (S.D. Fla.) in Mosler v. Wagner; plaintiff Warren Mosler is a hedge fund executive, author ...
NBC New York

Trump fraud case: New York attorney general says ‘mountain' of evidence justifies summary judgment

New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Wednesday for a partial summary judgment against Donald Trump in her $250 million lawsuit accusing the former president of widespread fraud, ...