The Daily Record (Maryland)

MD Supreme Court reverses order vacating summary judgment on Anne Arundel parcel

Justice Steven B. Gould wrote the majority opinion in the 5-2 Supreme Court ruling. (The Daily Record/File Photo) An Anne Arundel County landowner was entitled to summary judgment on his claim of ...
Reuters

Merck shingles vaccine appeal will test controversial mass torts case management tool

Oct 18 (Reuters) - The federal trial judge overseeing a four-year-old multidistrict litigation over Merck’s Zostavax shingles vaccine decided in March 2022 that it was time for plaintiffs to put up or ...
Law

Confessions of Judgment by Out-of-State Residents Are No Longer Enforceable, But Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint Can Provide Similar Relief

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 ...
Law

Mastering and Surviving Summary Judgment in Employment Cases

The motion for summary judgment or summary adjudication of issues is one of the most important tools in employment litigation. Plaintiffs and defendants understand summary judgment is a critical ...
IPWatchdog

CAFC Affirms Summary Judgment Ruling for Coca-Cola Based on Claim Language Describing Order of Steps

“The CAFC found that the claim language indicated ‘as a matter of logic or grammar’ that the steps ‘must be performed in the order written.’” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ...