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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 ...
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Cross Your T’s and Dot Your I’s When Moving for or Opposing a Summary Judgment

Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 966 sets forth the rules governing summary judgment proceedings in state court. The provisions in Article 966 are highly technical and courts require strict ...
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CFPB Files Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment in Texas Small Business Lending Rule Lawsuit

The CFPB (or “Bureau”) filed a cross-motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit regarding the small business lending data collection and reporting rule, also known as the 1071 rule based on the ...
Law

How to Prevail at a Summary Judgment Hearing

James M. Stanton says his time on the state district court bench taught him that summary judgment hearings generally are too long, too confusing and too overwhelming for the judge. To prevail at a ...
Law

Litigators of the Week: Summary Judgment Win For COVID Test Maker in Securities Fraud Suit Targeting Accuracy Claims

Doug Greene, left, and Genevieve York-Erwin, right, of Baker & Hostetler. Courtesy photos It’s one of those archetypal pandemic business stories, but with a securities litigation twist. Before the ...