Browse 7 summary judgment standards cases decided by D.C. Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Summary Judgment Standards Opinions from D.C. Circuit (7)
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Defamation Claim Against Kari Lake
D.C. Circuit · 2025-10-06 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Michael Abramowitz v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Kari Lake's statements about the 2022 Arizona gub...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Fraud Claims Against Bank for Lack of Proximate Cause
D.C. Circuit · 2025-09-26 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Estate of Jeremy Isadore Levin v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., decided by D.C. Circuit on September 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (...
Newspaper Article Not Defamatory; Summary Judgment Affirmed
D.C. Circuit · 2025-08-12 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Nicole Pileggi v. Washington Newspaper Publishing Company, LLC, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant, a n...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Cargill in Discrimination and Retaliation Case
D.C. Circuit · 2025-07-22 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Issouf Coubaly v. Cargill Incorporated, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Cargill's actions constituted unlawful discr...
USIP immune from state court subpoenas, D.C. Circuit rules
D.C. Circuit · 2025-07-02 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
United States Institute of Peace v. Kenneth Jackson, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)...
Court Upholds PCLOB's FOIA Exemption Claims
D.C. Circuit · 2025-07-01 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Travis LeBlanc v. U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Travis LeBlanc, sought access to record...
Union Did Not Breach Duty of Fair Representation in Grievance Handling
D.C. Circuit · 2025-04-18 · Defendant Win · Impact: 15/100
Samuel Shanks v. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Samuel Shanks, sued his unio...