In a unanimous opinion, the Tennessee Supreme Court has determined that the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure require trial judges to explain why they are granting or denying a motion for summary ...
If a party files an unsuccessful motion for summary judgment and fails to appeal the denial, opting instead to go forward with a full trial on the merits, may that party then appeal the order denying ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Legal Corner answers viewers’ civil legal questions. QUESTION: There is a law passed in 2024 that went into effect in Louisiana on July 1st about witnessing election ...
Texas civil litigators take note: after nearly three decades, summary judgment practice is getting a facelift. The Texas Supreme Court has issued a complete rewrite of Rule 166a of the Texas Rules of ...
"The entry of summary judgment in New Jersey civil cases is very rare. Should that be the case, though?" writes Iram P. Valentin of Kaufman Dolowich. Specifically, "In those instances, there simply is ...
At the behest of the State Legislature (SB 293), the Texas Supreme Court recently finalized and adopted amendments to Rule 166a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The amended rule substantially ...
A discussion of confessions of judgment and the use of summary judgment in lieu of complaint in light of the amendments back in 2019 that made confessions of judgment unenforceable against ...