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Summary Judgment and ‘Self-Serving’ or ‘Inadmissible’ Evidence: Lessons From Appellate Practice

Navigating Efficiency: Supreme Court’s Guidelines on Summary Judgments in Commercial Suits

Introduction The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India clarified the use of Order XIII-A Code of Civil Procedure (“CPC”) for summary judgment in commercial matters through its landmark de...

One Question Too Few- A Win on Eligibility Undone by the Verdict Form

Seventh Circuit Enters Final Judgment by Nonprecedential Order in Appeal No. 25-1963

The Seventh Circuit has entered a final judgment in Appeal No. 25-1963 through a nonprecedential disposition, according to the court’s June 16, 2026 order. While the docket entry i...

Judiciary Law 487 Dismissal Reversed

Dual Diagnosis Treatment Ctr., Inc. v Yellowstone Capital W., LLC 2026 NY Slip Op 03292 May 27, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is one of the rare cases where Supreme Co...

Seventh Circuit Enters Final Judgment by Nonprecedential Order in Appeal No. 25-1963

The Seventh Circuit has entered a final judgment in Appeal No. 25-1963 through a nonprecedential disposition, according to the court’s June 16, 2026 order. While the docket entry i...

Supreme Court Reverses and Remands in No. 24-856: What the Bare Judgment Means

The Supreme Court’s June 23, 2026 disposition in No. 24-856 is notably concise: the judgment below was reversed and the case remanded. At least from the docket entry provided, the...

Supreme Court Reverses and Remands in No. 24-699: What the Bare Judgment Signals

In a terse entry that simply states “Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED,” the Supreme Court has disposed of docket No. 24-699 without, at least from the information currently avai...

Supreme Court Reverses and Remands in No. 24-856: What the Bare Judgment Means

The Supreme Court’s June 23, 2026 disposition in No. 24-856 is notably concise: the judgment below was reversed and the case remanded. At least from the docket entry provided, the...

Supreme Court Reverses and Remands in No. 24-699: What the Bare Judgment Signals

In a terse entry that simply states “Judgment REVERSED and case REMANDED,” the Supreme Court has disposed of docket No. 24-699 without, at least from the information currently avai...

Asheville Appellees Move to End Fourth Circuit Appeal at the Threshold

A June 17 filing in the Fourth Circuit could stop appeal No. 26-1014 before merits briefing ever begins. In No. 25 MOTION, Debra Campbell, the City of Asheville, and Esther Elizabe...

Asheville Appellees Move to End Fourth Circuit Appeal at the Threshold

A June 17 filing in the Fourth Circuit could stop appeal No. 26-1014 before merits briefing ever begins. In No. 25 MOTION, Debra Campbell, the City of Asheville, and Esther Elizabe...

Tuesday Talk*: Settlement Or Fraud Upon The Court?

The notice filed pursuant to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure stated that it was a voluntary dismissal with prejudice. Oddly, the notice went on to present argument...

Social networking your way to summary judgment

Originally posted 2008-11-16 00:56:05. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThat’s summary judgment, or worse, against you or your client.В  Last February we reported on a decision in...

Asheville Appellees Ask Fourth Circuit to End Appeal at the Threshold

A June 17, 2026 filing in the Fourth Circuit puts a familiar but strategically significant appellate issue front and center: whether an appeal should be dismissed before the merits...

It’s Always the “But For” Part of The Case

Kolyer v Sallah 2026 NY Slip Op 04287 July 8, 2026 Appellate Division, Second Department is one of those cases from the Second Department that is a little short on description an...

Asheville Appellees Ask Fourth Circuit to End Appeal at the Threshold

A June 17, 2026 filing in the Fourth Circuit puts a familiar but strategically significant appellate issue front and center: whether an appeal should be dismissed before the merits...

Relief from Judgment-Attorney Withdrawal

Specworks, Inc., King Embroidery & Apparel, LLC, and Cheryl Schmidt, possessed competing claims over payments for embroidery services and ownership of certain property. The pos...

Civil Procedure – Court finds diversity after ignoring fraudulently joined party

The EDVA court ruled that the substitute trustee was fraudulently joined, establishing complete diversity jurisdiction in a foreclosure-related breach of contract case. The post Ci...

Emergency Lawsuit Defense When Your Business Is at Immediate Risk

Some lawsuits arrive as a slow-building problem. Others land like a fire alarm. A process server hands your receptionist a thick packet, and inside is a motion for a temporary inju...

Section 16 order cannot be challenged in Writ

Brief Facts An agreement for sale of iron ore was executed on 12.02.2004 between M/s Tarini Prasad Mohanty (the mine owner/appellant) and M/s Sunflag Iron and Steel Company Limited...

One Bite: New Jersey Court Prohibits Successive Motions for Reconsideration of a Final Order

A Rare Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff in Libel Case

From Judge David Leibowitz (S.D. Fla.) in Mosler v. Wagner; plaintiff Warren Mosler is a hedge fund executive, author on… The post A Rare Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff in...

The Presumption of Standing Yields to Expert Affidavits Establishing Lack of Injury

Cline v. Planning Board of Framingham involved a dispute arising from the Framingham Planning Board’s approval of zoning relief to permit the construction of a carwash and coffee s...