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New Texas Summary Judgment Rules Are Now In Effect: Expedited Action and Challenges for Litigants to Navigate

At the behest of the State Legislature (SB 293), the Texas Supreme Court recently finalized and adopted amendments to Rule 166a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. The amended rule substantially ...
JD Supra

Summary Judgment, Summarized: What you need to know about the Texas Supreme Court’s Proposed Rewrite of Rule 166a

Texas civil litigators take note: after nearly three decades, summary judgment practice is getting a facelift. The Texas Supreme Court has issued a complete rewrite of Rule 166a of the Texas Rules of ...
Law

Significant Amendments to the Federal Rules on Expert Witness Discovery and Summary Judgment

Foremost, the new amendments to Rules 26(a)(2) and (b)(4) now expressly provide that work product protection extends to communications between attorneys and specially retained experts, and to drafts ...
Law

U.S. Advisory Panel Gives Nod to Summary Judgment Rule Changes

A federal rulemaking advisory panel has unanimously approved two summary judgment rule revisions to help create uniformity, but critics aren't happy. One change would require parties to file a ...
The National Law Review

New Texas Summary Judgment Rules Are Now in Effect: Expedited Action and Challenges for Litigants to Navigate

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