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 ...
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 ...
JD Supra

More on Competent Summary Judgment Evidence: The Rule Does Not Just Apply to Affidavits

We previously wrote about the requirements many jurisdictions impose for affidavits or declarations submitted in conjunction with motions for summary judgment, including that they must be based on ...
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 ...

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

Summary judgement motions for lack of adult care payment should be denied

DETROIT, MI — Where an insurance company ceased paying for an injured policyholder’s care at a residential facility, summary judgment motions filed by the facility and the insurer should be denied ...
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 ...
The National Law Review

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

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