Opinion: The Texas Supreme Court’s latest amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a represent an important step forward for summary-judgment practice in Texas.

The CFPB (or “Bureau”) filed a cross-motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit regarding the small business lending data collection and reporting rule, also known as the 1071 rule based on the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Foremost, the new amendments to Rules 26(a)(2) and (b)(4) now expressly provide that work product protection extends to communications between attorneys and specially retained experts, and to drafts ...

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 ...