JD Supra

Defendants Entitled to Summary Judgment on Lack of Proximate Causation Because Plaintiffs' Expert Opinions were Conclusory

Plaintiffs (White Rock) hired Palestine Water Well Service (Palestine) to drill an exploratory well. As the project progressed, White Rock became increasingly dissatisfied with Palestine, believing ...
The National Law Review

SUMMARY JUDGMENT GRANTED!: Defendant Stipulated to Bad Facts and Court May Sanction

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JD Supra

Summary Judgment & Shifting the Burden of Proof: Court Grants Summary Judgment for Plaintiff and Denies Summary Judgment for Defendant in FDCPA and TCPA Case

In Russell v. Law, Judge Van Bokkelen, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, granted summary judgment, in part, to Russell Friend (“Plaintiff”)– alleging Taylor Law ...
The National Law Review

A Defendant Can Get Summary Judgment Without Producing Evidence

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Washington Examiner

Defendants win summary judgment in Okla. take-home asbestos exposure case

OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – An Oklahoma federal judge has granted summary judgment for three defendants in a take-home asbestos exposure case, concluding two box manufacturing companies and a ...
Washington Examiner

Summary judgment reversed in asbestos case; Only one issue raised by defendant

TACOMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – A Washington appeals court has reversed a trial court’s judgment in an asbestos case, concluding the defendant only identified one issue in its summary judgment ...
The Vindicator

Defendants seek summary judgment on Frenchko’s lawsuit

The defendants asked U.S. District Court Judge J. Philip Calabrese to grant summary judgment, which is a ruling based based on evidence without going to trial. This defendants’ motion came days after ...
Law

Judge Blocks Insurers' Attempt for Summary Judgment on Liability in Contract Dispute With McCarter & English

McCarter & English and attorney James Scantling, the defendants in the lawsuit, called the motion for partial summary judgment "inappropriate, prejudicial, and would streamline or simplify the March ...
Law

What the Construction Industry Should Know About the Federal Summary Judgment Standard

While the Florida Supreme Court's adoption of the federal standard for summary judgment seems to shift the balance of power to defendants and their insurance companies, everyone in the construction ...
HousingWire

Moehrl commission lawsuit defendants file motion for summary judgement

The three remaining defendants in the Moehrl commission lawsuit filed a joint motion for summary judgement on Tuesday. The National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams and HomeServices of America ...