There are three main ways for a defendant to bring a lawsuit to an end. Each involves a different level of proof – and of expense and hassle. It's better to get a lawsuit “disposed of” as early as ...

James M. Stanton says his time on the state district court bench taught him that summary judgment hearings generally are too long, too confusing and too overwhelming for the judge. To prevail at a ...

CPLR 3213, which is a procedural device permitting a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to obtain summary relief at the very beginning of a lawsuit, provides, in pertinent part: When an action is ...

In his New York Practice column, Patrick M. Connors writes: When a defendant makes a pre-answer motion to dismiss under CPLR 3211(a)(7) for failure to state a cause of action, what must the plaintiff ...

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The owner of the building housing Worth Avenue’s oldest restaurant has filed a motion for summary final judgment in its eviction suit against Ta-boo, which was served notice to vacate its premises on ...

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif., August 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--California American Water has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment asking the Monterey County Superior Court to enter Judgment in favor of ...

WASHINGTON, September 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Marzulla Law Firm filed a motion for summary judgment on behalf of Green Oceans, a Rhode Island–based non-profit dedicated to protecting the ...

Years after the 2020 election and in the wake of a landmark $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News is continuing to fight back against a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit brought ...

Much of what 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports offered in a Friday night legal filing in response to a NASCAR motion for summary judgement was a rehash of previous defenses to a countersuit from ...