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

Recent Appellate Court Ruling Serves As a RoadMap For Summary Judgment On Fact-Specific Disability Discrimination Cases

Seyfarth Synopsis: While motions for summary judgment are usually tricky to obtain in fact-laden employment cases alleging discrimination, failure to accommodate, and failure to engage in the ...
The National Law Review

Summary Judgment Ruling Affirmed as Bench Trial Decision

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JD Supra

Process Improvements Not a Basis to Establish Scienter: District Court Grants Summary Judgment to Defendants

In a January 10, 2019, decision, the US District Court for the District of Arizona granted summary judgment to Defendants because Relators failed to raise a genuine issue of material fact on the issue ...
Law

Motions for Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint

In his July 13, 1885, diary entry, Thomas Edison wrote: "A lawsuit is the suicide of time." Almost a century and a half later, few litigants would dispute this proposition. While plaintiffs attorneys ...
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 ...