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 motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication of issues is one of the most important tools in employment litigation. Plaintiffs and defendants understand summary judgment is a critical ...

“The CAFC found that the claim language indicated ‘as a matter of logic or grammar’ that the steps ‘must be performed in the order written.’” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ...

Oct 18 (Reuters) - The federal trial judge overseeing a four-year-old multidistrict litigation over Merck’s Zostavax shingles vaccine decided in March 2022 that it was time for plaintiffs to put up or ...

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a $1-million civil fraud judgment against Toronto businessman Robert Hyrniak in an important ruling that broadens the ability of lower court judges to decide ...

"Although summary judgment is certainly not precluded in adverse-possession cases, adverse possession raises predominantly fact-intensive issues that generally must be resolved at trial," the decision ...

The Supreme Court’s decision in Hryniak v. Mauldin broadened the availability of summary judgment across Canada as the court focused its attention on access to justice and proportionality in ...

A Manitoba woman is appealing a court decision that terminated her parental rights after her son was apprehended at birth, arguing the process violated her constitutional right to a fair hearing. Her ...

In the latest entry in our guide to cutting your legal bills to the bone, Claire McNamara explains why and when and how you should apply for a summary judgment In these cash-strapped times litigation ...