Summary Judgment, Genuine Issue of Material Fact

Prompt Payment of An Appraisal Award Bars Bad Faith Per Austin U.S. District Court, Although Some Acts By An Insurer May Leave The...

by Nejat Ahmed | Cozen O'Connor on 3/21/2013

The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in Austin recently held that an insurer’s timely payment of an appraisal award bars the insured’s extra-contractual tort claims. Michels v. Safeco Ins. Co. of...more

Patent Watch: Brilliant Instruments, Inc. v. GuideTech, Inc.

by Lawrence M. Sung | BakerHostetler on 2/22/2013

On February 20, 2013, in Brilliant Instruments, Inc. v. GuideTech, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Dyk, Moore,* Reyna) reversed and remanded the district court's summary judgment that Brilliant did...more

Legal Alert: Deaf Lifeguard's Disability Claims Against Oakland County Go To Jury

by Roshni Chaudhari | FordHarrison on 1/18/2013

The Sixth Circuit has reversed the decision of a lower court and held that a deaf individual should be permitted to proceed to trial on his claim that a prospective employer discriminated against him on the basis of...more

Assignment to a Lesser Position Upon Return From Leave May Support FMLA Interference Claim

by Maria Greco Danaher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/3/2013

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment in favor of an employer, holding that a plaintiff’s testimony and evidence related to her transfer to a position of less responsibility upon return from leave...more

Is Your House Designer Creative Or A Copier? Judge Finds An Issue Of Fact Whether A House Design Infringed On A Previous...

by Kyle P. Konwinski | Varnum LLP on 12/12/2012

In Bruemmer v. Reardon, Case No. 1:11-cv-988 (W.D. Mich.), Judge Bell denied the defendants' motion for summary judgment because he found that a genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether the defendants infringed on...more

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Summary Judgment › Genuine Issue of Material Fact

Prompt Payment of An Appraisal Award Bars Bad Faith Per Austin U.S. District Court, Although Some Acts By An Insurer May Leave The...

Patent Watch: Brilliant Instruments, Inc. v. GuideTech, Inc.

Legal Alert: Deaf Lifeguard's Disability Claims Against Oakland County Go To Jury

Assignment to a Lesser Position Upon Return From Leave May Support FMLA Interference Claim

Is Your House Designer Creative Or A Copier? Judge Finds An Issue Of Fact Whether A House Design Infringed On A Previous...

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