Law

Is Summary Judgement Dead?

Specifically, "In those instances, there simply is no issue to be decided by a jury based on the evidence. A jury resolves factual, not legal, disputes. If a case involves no material factual disputes ...

Justin Baldoni’s Team Destroyed Evidence, Blake Lively’s Lawyers Argue; ‘It Ends With Us’ Director Wants Sexual Harassment & Smear Campaign Case Tossed Out Before …

There was no decision from the judge in a hearing January 22, 2026 over Justin Baldoni's move to have Blake Lively's case ...

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

R. Mark Halligan of FisherBroyles LLP discusses an Oregon federal court opinion denying summary judgment in a trade secret ...
Law

Summary Judgment in the Surrogate's Court

In her Trusts and Estates Update, Ilene Sherwyn Cooper writes: Although in years past, summary judgment in Surrogate's Court proceedings was rare, today, summary relief has become a welcome means for ...
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 ...
JD Supra

Motion for Summary Judgment Denied as Defendant Failed to Prove Lack of Causation

Plaintiff John P. Reeves alleges asbestos exposure from, among other things, the asbestos-containing caulk of defendant DAP Inc. while serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Forrestal from 1961 to ...
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 ...
JD Supra

Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied Due to Conclusory Affidavits

DAP filed a motion for summary judgment by arguing plaintiff cannot sufficiently demonstrate DAP’s exposed him to asbestos. DAP contends that it did not manufacture or sell any product that resembles ...
Washington Examiner

Crane Co. granted summary judgment based on bare metal defense

SAVANNAH, Ga. (Legal Newsline) – A Georgia judge has granted summary judgment for Crane Co. in an asbestos lawsuit, concluding that general knowledge, or speculator assumptions, is insufficient to ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

MD Supreme Court reverses order vacating summary judgment on Anne Arundel parcel

Justice Steven B. Gould wrote the majority opinion in the 5-2 Supreme Court ruling. (The Daily Record/File Photo) An Anne Arundel County landowner was entitled to summary judgment on his claim of ...