48 Cited authorities

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.

    477 U.S. 242 (1986)   Cited 234,950 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett

    477 U.S. 317 (1986)   Cited 215,238 times   40 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a movant's summary judgment motion should be granted "against a [nonmovant] who fails to make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case, and on which that party will bear the burden of proof at trial"
  3. Adickes v. Kress Co.

    398 U.S. 144 (1970)   Cited 24,947 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a private person who conspires with government actors to deprive a plaintiff of her constitutional rights acts "under color of law" for purposes of § 1983
  4. Marshall v. Marshall

    547 U.S. 293 (2006)   Cited 1,035 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding claim did not fall within probate exception even though it raised "questions which would ordinarily be decided by a probate court in determining the validity of the decedent's estate planning instrument"
  5. Knight v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co.

    804 F.2d 9 (2d Cir. 1986)   Cited 2,214 times
    Holding that a party cannot rely on "mere speculation or conjecture as to the true nature of the facts to overcome a motion for summary judgment"
  6. Zervos v. Verizon New York, Inc.

    252 F.3d 163 (2d Cir. 2001)   Cited 527 times
    Holding that a district court abuses or exceeds the discretion accorded to it when its decision rests on an error of law
  7. Matter Allstate

    81 N.Y.2d 219 (N.Y. 1993)   Cited 682 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "there is no conflict between New York and New Jersey law," and that even if there were a conflict, "New Jersey law [would] govern"
  8. Baker v. Dorfman

    239 F.3d 415 (2d Cir. 2000)   Cited 268 times
    Holding that an argument not raised below is ordinarily waived
  9. Lefkowitz v. Bank of N.Y.

    528 F.3d 102 (2d Cir. 2007)   Cited 167 times
    Holding that claims for disgorgement of funds under control of state probate court were barred by probate exception but those seeking in personam judgments for various torts were not, despite being "intertwine[d] with claims proceeding in state [probate] court"
  10. Texas v. Florida

    306 U.S. 398 (1939)   Cited 389 times   1 Legal Analyses
    In Texas v. Florida, 306 U.S. 398, 405, we held that individual claimants "whose presence is necessary or proper for the determination of the case or controversy between the states are properly made parties...."
  11. Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 56   Cited 326,905 times   158 Legal Analyses
    Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
  12. Section 1332 - Diversity of citizenship; amount in controversy; costs

    28 U.S.C. § 1332   Cited 110,400 times   572 Legal Analyses
    Holding district court has jurisdiction over action between diverse citizens "where the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000"
  13. Section 1291 - Final decisions of district courts

    28 U.S.C. § 1291   Cited 88,253 times   138 Legal Analyses
    Granting jurisdiction to the courts of appeals from final decisions of federal district courts "except where a direct review may be had in the Supreme Court"
  14. Section 1335 - Interpleader

    28 U.S.C. § 1335   Cited 2,195 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Granting original jurisdiction to the district courts in "any civil action of interpleader or in the nature of interpleader" "if two or more adverse claimants . . . are claiming or may claim to be entitled to such money or property" as shall have been pleaded into court
  15. Rule 22 - Interpleader

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 22   Cited 1,303 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Governing interpleader
  16. Section 1294 - Circuits in which decisions reviewable

    28 U.S.C. § 1294   Cited 268 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Explaining that appeals from district courts generally must be taken “to the court of appeals for the circuit embracing the district”
  17. Section 5-1401 - Choice of law

    N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-1401   Cited 97 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing contracting parties' choice of New York law to govern certain major transactions
  18. Section 15-11-804 - Revocation of probate and nonprobate transfers by divorce - no revocation by other changes of circumstances

    Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-11-804   Cited 12 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Removing her as beneficiary upon her 2008 divorce