National Law Review

New Texas Summary Judgment Rules Are Now in Effect: Expedited Action and Challenges for Litigants to Navigate

At the behest of the State Legislature (SB 293), the Texas Supreme Court recently finalized and adopted amendments to Rule ...
Opinion

Texas Summary Judgment Overhaul Is a Meaningful Revision of Rules

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.
JD Supra

Recent Appellate Court Ruling Serves As a RoadMap For Summary Judgment On Fact-Specific Disability Discrimination Cases

Seyfarth Synopsis: While motions for summary judgment are usually tricky to obtain in fact-laden employment cases alleging discrimination, failure to accommodate, and failure to engage in the ...

Case: Individual Employment Rights (IER)/Procedural Due Process (W.D. Ky.)

A Kentucky federal district court denied summary judgment to a volunteer fire department on a former firefighter’s § 1983 claim due process claim, ruling that the department is a state actor due to ...
JD Supra

A Wider Lens on Summary Judgment: What the Eleventh Circuit's Decision in Ismael v. Roundtree Means for Employers

A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (which covers Florida, Georgia, and Alabama) provides an important reminder for employers: courts must look at the “entire ...