Sentences with phrase «motion for summary judgment concluding»

The Superior Court allowed defendants» motion for summary judgment concluding that they owed no duty of care to Robert, an intoxicated party guest who injured himself, and that a claim for negligent misrepresentation is one that arises only in a business context, not a social setting.

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After a series of lower court decisions resulted in conflicting conclusions, the Appeals Court vacated a Superior Court judgment allowing the defendant's motion for summary judgment, concluding that the plaintiff was entitled to the benefit of the three - year limitation period of G.L. c. 84, § 15.

The rescue captain argued that the demotion violated his First Amendment right to intimate association, but the lower court dismissed his case on a motion for summary judgment, concluding among other things that «Starling's First Amendment right to intimate association with Smith was not clearly established.»

Because our existing case law holds that a property owner does not violate the duty of reasonable care by failing to remove natural accumulations of snow and ice, see Sullivan v. Brookline, 416 Mass. 825, 827 (1994), the judge concluded that, as a matter of law, the plaintiff could not prevail on his claims of negligence; therefore, the judge allowed the defendants» motions for summary judgment.

The Court further concluded that the plaintiffs had presented sufficient evidence to prevail against Crane Co.'s motion for summary judgment on the issue of causation.

The District Court concluded that the opinions of the plaintiffs» experts were not generally accepted in their field and granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment.

The summary judgment ruling followed the court's July 30, 2015 denial of the plaintiff's motion for class certification, in which the court, among other things, rejected Plaintiff's attempt to apply California law to a nationwide class in this case, concluding that there were material differences in states» right of publicity laws, and that other states» interests in applying their own right of publicity laws outweighed California's.