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 ...
Reason

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 ...
JD Supra

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 ...
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 ...
Law

Judge Blocks Insurers' Attempt for Summary Judgment on Liability in Contract Dispute With McCarter & English

McCarter & English and attorney James Scantling, the defendants in the lawsuit, called the motion for partial summary judgment "inappropriate, prejudicial, and would streamline or simplify the March ...