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Court Grants Summary Judgment in Slip-and-Fall Action

In a recent decision, summary judgment was granted in favor of the firm’s client, Defendant J.M.P. Excelsior Services LLC (“JMP”), in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division...

Floored- Rule 41(a)(2) Dismissal Supports Appellate Jurisdiction

Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment in Defamation Matter

Court Affirmed Summary Judgment In An Estate Case Where The Plaintiff Did Not Have Standing As It Did Not Have A Suffici...

Rule 54(b) Doesn’t Permit Slicing Patent’s Claims into Separate Final Judgments

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) does not permit entry of partial final judgment on some asserted claims of a pa...

Court Reversed Summary Judgment Based A No-Contest Clause

A Business Litigation Where The Attorney Summary Judgment Victory is Affirmed

Blank v. Petrosyants. 2026 NY Slip Op 05074 August 26, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is mostly about the business fight between cater co-venturers, but also involved...

Notice Requirements on Default Judgment-Appearance Through Counsel

Anderegg Ristau appeared through counsel at a final pretrial hearing for a first-offense OWI civil forfeiture proceeding. The post Notice Requirements on Default Judgment-Appearanc...

Esurance keeps summary judgment after Texas court tosses appeal

The family sued four defendants but only appealed a ruling against one of them

Federal Circuit Dismisses Patent Owner’s Appeal for Lack of Final Judgment Under Rule 54(b)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a precedential decision today in ParkerVision, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated dismissing ParkerVision’s appeal from a...

Court Affirmed Summary Judgment For Executors Due To The Statute Of Limitations

Josh Cellars Cos. Say Court, Not Jury, Must Decide Defenses

Entities that help manage and market Josh Cellars wines say a Connecticut state judge, not a jury, must decide fairness defenses in former company president Thomas Steffanci's bid...

What Happens After a Case Is Heard? The Rule on Pronouncement of Judgment

Know the key rules under Order XX CPC on pronouncing judgments in open court, reserved judgments, timelines, reasons and signing requirements.

Georgia appeals court affirms dismissal of UM suit against Allstate

Appeals court says liability judgment must come before carrier payment

ONE PLAINTIFF AT A TIME: Court Grants Defendant’s Motion To Bifurcates Discovery In TCPA Putative Class Action.

Settlement Wipes Out Exceptional-Case Fee Award in Exceptional Fashion

New York Judge Shuts Down a SAD Scheme TRO Request–CJB Global v. Schedule A Defendants

This SAD Scheme case ended up before Judge Buchwald, who shreds it. Judge Buchwald recaps the scheme’s fundamental corruptness: if all of plaintiff’s requested ex parte relief were...

The Judgment Is Not the Payday: Collecting in Illinois When the Debtor Has Already Moved the Money

A judgment is a piece of paper that says you were right. It is not money. Illinois will not collect it for you, the clerk will not call the defendant, and nothing about the entry o...

ONE PRONG DOWN, ONE MORE TO GO: Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment Finding No ATDS Use But Finds Triable Issue On Pre...

Misclassified employees granted summary judgment

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment for security guards misclassified as independent contractors by DMV Protection. The post Miscl...

Speculation on the Legal Malpractice Claim, Failure to Show Deceit on the Judiciary Law 487 Claim

Santostefano v Zabell 2026 NY Slip Op 05202 September 2, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department had claims for both legal malpractice and violation of judiciary law 487. We...

Summaries Sunday: SOQUIJ

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is...

How Businesses Resolve Collection Lawsuits Without Judgments or Liens

It is easy to focus on the number in the complaint. The more expensive question is what the creditor gets to do after the case ends. Businesses resolve collection lawsuits without...

Thyssenkrupp Falls Short of Local Rules in Damaged Cargo Suit, Judge Says

"It is not the court's responsibility to sift through the record to determine whether there is sufficient undisputed evidence to entitle a party to summary judgment," Judge Sharon...