Sentences with phrase «to judgment as a matter of law»

It granted the employer's motion for judgment as a matter of law.

The party moving for summary judgment must show there are no genuine issues of material fact and the case is appropriate for judgment as a matter of law.

In a 9 - 0 decision, the Alabama Supreme Court agreed, finding that the product had been substantially altered after leaving the possession of CNH America and remanded the case back to the trial court for entry of judgment as a matter of law in favor of CNH.

Considering what a mess the Monday testimony and lawyer argument on the effect of the new claim construction was (because, frankly, both parties had previously hedged their bets as they didn't know what the appeals court would do), the jury is probably now very confused about it (and Judge Koh did the right thing by denying both parties» motions for judgment as a matter of law since there are reasonable arguments for and against infringement, for and against validity).

Obtained affirmance by the Alabama Supreme Court of judgment as a matter of law entered in favor of psychiatrist, who was accused of negligently causing the death of a patient who committed suicide following her discharge from the hospital.

The auto insurer filed a motion for summary judgment as a matter of law, supplying postal receipts to show the cancellation notice was mailed to the plaintiff at a Lewiston apartment address in October 2014.

In an earlier ruling on the merits of the case, the Federal Circuit upheld Judge Matsch's decision setting aside the jury's verdict in favor of Medtronic and granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of BrainLAB.

The district court denied HOTF's post-trial motion for judgment as a matter of law of no tortious interference and entered judgment in accordance with the jury's finding.

As part of his defense - side civil practice, Mr. Hawkins has handled numerous motions to dismiss, pre - and post-trial motions for judgment as a matter of law, and oppositions to class certification.

Two criteria must be met before summary judgment may be properly granted: (1) there must be no genuine issues of material fact, and (2) the Movant must be entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

Lightfoot appealed both the new trial order and the trial court's denial of its motions for judgment as a matter of law.

For example, defendants sometimes move for judgment as a matter of law (called a motion for a directed verdict in Idaho), after the plaintiff has finished presenting evidence.

This ruling is not thermonuclear on its own, but in its aftermath, we will not only see a lot of wrangling over a judgment as a matter of law to overrule the jury and over injunctive relief but there will also be, even more importantly, a push by Apple to enforce many more design patents and utility (hardware and software) patents against Samsung.

Specifically, the court noted that the party seeking summary judgment «bears the burden of making a prima facie showing that there are no genuine issues of material fact and that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.»

The defendant moved for summary judgment, arguing that there were no material issues of fact and that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

As recently as on April 11 (in a motion for judgment as a matter of law that Judge Koh denied), Samsung told Judge Koh that «Apple is bound by these [Judge Posner's] constructions by collateral estoppel».

Since summary judgment is only appropriate when the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, when a court is presented with conflicting or contradictory theories, summary judgment is not appropriate, and the case should be presented to a jury for resolution of the contested facts.

Usually this happens with a motion to dismiss for a technical reason of some kind, or a motion for summary judgment where the defendants will argue there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

The opposing lawyer may even argue to The Wise One that there is no «genuine issue of material fact» and that their client is entitled to «judgment as a matter of law».

Before Judge Koh can rule on Apple's injunction request, she will probably have to adjudicate Samsung's motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL).

Members Emanuel and Kaplan agree that there are genuine issues of material fact warranting a hearing and that the Respondent is not entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

Apple says that the court should therefore reject Samsung's motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) that the» 915 patent is invalid as well as a motion for a stay.

If the judge determines that there is no genuine issue, the party making the request will be found entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

Summary judgment is a procedural mechanism by which a court can summarily rule in one party's favor when there are no factual disputes in the case, and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.

A motion for summary judgment may be granted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 if the entire record demonstrates that «there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and · · · the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.»

Two of the defendants, the company and truck driver's employer, filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law, arguing that there had been insufficient evidence to find them liable for the traffic controller's negligence.

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The complex filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law, a motion for new trial, or in the alternative, remittitur (reduction of damages awarded).

The court denied the judgment as a matter of law and new trial motions, and then addressed the remittitur.

The district court noted that a party may be granted summary judgment if it can show that there is «no genuine issue as to any material fact and... that it is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.»