Among the critical changes, the amended rule revises the timing and sequence of briefing to a 21- and 7-day response/reply ...

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 ...

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 ...

Usually, appellate counsel can confidently say that a grant of partial summary judgment, standing alone, will not allow for an interlocutory appeal. A complete grant of summary judgment is a final, ...

Most litigators are familiar with the requirement that a summary motion be supported with “evidentiary proof in admissible form” establishing the merits of a cause of action or defense. Nevertheless, ...

While the Florida Supreme Court's adoption of the federal standard for summary judgment seems to shift the balance of power to defendants and their insurance companies, everyone in the construction ...