Most summary
judgment motions lose.
Not exact matches
With no billable hours to measure, no depositions to observe, no summary
judgment motion results to track, and no trial results to either celebrate or anguish over (and I know, the better lawyer often
loses in court), pretty much all the evaluations are «soft» ones.
Some caution is required when evaluating parties «winning» or «
losing» their
motion for summary
judgment.
If plaintiffs are faced with a
motion for summary
judgment, they «must lead trumps or risk
losing,» he said in Sweda Farms v. Egg Farmers of Ontario.
Typically, when a party
loses a
motion for summary
judgment that party may still elect to contest the matter at trial.
Mr. Paquette brought a
motion for summary
judgment seeking reasonable notice and compensation for
lost bonus payments.