Update: A New Era for Summary Judgment Practice in Texas Courts

Among the critical changes, the amended rule revises the timing and sequence of briefing to a 21- and 7-day response/reply ...
JD Supra

Second Circuit Upholds Summary Judgment for Defendants Against Allegations That "All Natural" Label Was Misleading

Yesterday, the Second Circuit upheld the district court's award of summary judgment in favor of the defendant concerning certain class actions claims that “the phrase ‘All Natural’ that appeared on ...
Law

Summary Judgment Clears Discrimination and FTCA Claims

In Liberman v. Goldberg, 21 CV 5053 (EDNY, April 30, 2025), Judge Eric N. Vitaliano resolved a contentious dispute between an attorney and her former employer by granting summary judgment dismissing ...
JD Supra

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Holds a Product Liability Plaintiff Does Not Need an Expert to Survive Summary Judgment in Certain Cases

Product liability suits often involve complex machinery or detailed questions of product design and engineering. Thus, when defendants seek to preclude a plaintiff’s experts from testifying, they ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Both sides in Terry House repairs lawsuit ask for summary judgment as September hearing approaches

All involved in the lawsuit over Little Rock's historic Pike-Fletcher-Terry House -- the city, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and the heirs of the home's donors -- agree on one thing, the most ...
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 ...