Specifically, "In those instances, there simply is no issue to be decided by a jury based on the evidence. A jury resolves factual, not legal, disputes. If a case involves no material factual disputes ...

Before Florida adopted the federal summary judgment standard in 2021, parties could use pending discovery to prevent summary judgment. Summary judgment can decide all or part of a case and can be a ...

The obvious preference for the average person is never to be involved in litigation. For those forced to become party to a lawsuit, however, the dream then becomes prevailing on a motion for summary ...

Those who litigate in California state courts, take note: Changes are coming to the state’s summary judgment statute for the first time in 20 years. Assembly Bill 2049 (AB 2049), signed into law this ...

“It would best serve judicial economy and the interests of the parties to proceed to final judgment,” the plaintiff summed up. That refers specifically to a desired June 5th deadline for the actual ...