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 ...

California enacted the CIPA in 1967 to regulate wiretapping and eavesdropping on confidential communications. CIPA is primarily a criminal statute, but it also includes a civil private right of action ...

U.S. District Court Judge Kristine G. Baker did not rule from the bench Friday on a summary judgment in the lawsuit over theTen Commandments monument located at the Arkansas State Capitol. Baker spent ...

The American Health Care Association, LeadingAge and other plaintiffs on Friday formally asked a federal court to issue a quick judgment in their favor in their case opposing a national nursing home ...

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Last week, a California court issued a ruling construed as being anti-industry. The decision defines a company's legal duty to its consumers when a competing and allegedly safer drug is in the ...

A federal rulemaking advisory panel has unanimously approved two summary judgment rule revisions to help create uniformity, but critics aren't happy. One change would require parties to file a ...

"ShipEx was simply wrong to assert that the court could grant summary judgment without prejudice based on an application of the factors in rule 41(b), and it led the court to adopt this error," said ...

Monday’s summary judgment hearing in the legal battle between the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks has been postponed due to ...