Summary Judgment Survival Skills (Federal)


Summary

In federal and state court cases, the litigator's survival kit frequently has as its principal tool motions for summary judgment. For defendants, the winning case strategy frequently involves executing the summary judgment escape plan to survive the costs and risks of litigation. Conversely, for plaintiffs, "staying alive" for settlement and trial is quite often all about surviving the inevitable defense motion for summary judgment. Therefore, summary judgment survival skills are crucial for litigators young and old. This practice note provides seven sure-fire skills for winning or avoiding case dispositive summary judgment rulings.