The Supreme Court explained in Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317 (1986), that a party can obtain for summary judgment when its opponent has no evidence to support an element of the opponent’s ...

This column reports on several recent significant decisions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Eric N. Vitaliano dismissed all claims and the sole ...

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Troutman Pepper Locke is seeking summary judgment against former associate Gita Sankano, who sued the firm last year claiming she was fired in retaliation for raising complaints about alleged racist ...

The unusual lawsuit in Kandan v. Burrows claimed that EEOC, itself tasked with enforcing workplace antidiscrimination laws such as Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Americans with ...

Setting a new course with respect to 35 USC § 101 litigation issues, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the issue of whether a claim recites patent eligible subject matter—a ...

Motor carriers, in cooperation with state and national trucking associations, are trying to curb lawsuit abuse. At this point, they’ll take even small victories to help keep insurance premiums at bay.