36 Cited authorities

Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 236,991 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"
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
477 U.S. 317 (1986) Cited 216,978 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"
Turner v. Baylor Rich. Med. Cent
476 F.3d 337 (5th Cir. 2007) Cited 2,179 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that an employee need only show that she had a "reasonable belief that the employer was engaged in unlawful employment practices" to satisfy the "opposition requirement" of a Title VII retaliation claim
W.W.W. Assocs v. Giancontieri
77 N.Y.2d 157 (N.Y. 1990) Cited 2,211 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that extrinsic evidence was immaterial, in part because the contract plainly manifested intent that all prior understandings were merged into the contract, which expressed the parties' full agreement
Deville v. Marcantel
567 F.3d 156 (5th Cir. 2009) Cited 1,075 times
Holding an officer has no reason to believe a noncompliant driver in a parked car with the engine running is a threat
Gilbert Texas Const., L.P. v. Underwriters
327 S.W.3d 118 (Tex. 2010) Cited 555 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that a party "assumed liability" under a contract when it undertook obligations beyond those imposed by "general law"
American Manufacturers Mutual v. Schaefer
124 S.W.3d 154 (Tex. 2003) Cited 551 times
Finding that the ordinary meaning of "repair" in an automobile policy means only to "bring back to good or useable condition" and does not include "diminished value"
South Road Associates, LLC v. International Business Machines Corp.
4 N.Y.3d 272 (N.Y. 2005) Cited 408 times
Holding that the term "premises" in the disputed contract unambiguously referred only to the "interior space" of a leased real estate property based on a reading of the lease "as a whole," which frequently listed the term "premises" separately from things such as "the water tower, appurtenances, land, parking lot and building"
Desantis v. Wackenhut Corp.
793 S.W.2d 670 (Tex. 1990) Cited 649 times 13 Legal Analyses
Holding parties' choice of Florida law unenforceable and applying Texas law to enforcement of noncompetition agreement
Manley v. Ambase Corp.
337 F.3d 237 (2d Cir. 2003) Cited 349 times
Holding that a new trial was unnecessary because the improper communication "did not convey any extra-record information" to the affected juror or "attempt to tell the juror how she should decide the case"
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 329,861 times 158 Legal Analyses
Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 342 - Adulterated food
21 U.S.C. § 342 Cited 335 times 14 Legal Analyses
Stating that "food shall be deemed adulterated . . . if it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health"
Section 374 - Inspection
21 U.S.C. § 374 Cited 129 times 20 Legal Analyses
Authorizing the FDA to conduct inspections of "any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which food, drugs, devices, tobacco products, or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held, for introduction into interstate commerce or after such introduction"

National Fish & Seafood Inc v. Great American Insurance Company

36 Cited authorities

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"

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"

Holding that an employee need only show that she had a "reasonable belief that the employer was engaged in unlawful employment practices" to satisfy the "opposition requirement" of a Title VII retaliation claim

Holding that extrinsic evidence was immaterial, in part because the contract plainly manifested intent that all prior understandings were merged into the contract, which expressed the parties' full agreement

Holding an officer has no reason to believe a noncompliant driver in a parked car with the engine running is a threat

Holding that a party "assumed liability" under a contract when it undertook obligations beyond those imposed by "general law"

Finding that the ordinary meaning of "repair" in an automobile policy means only to "bring back to good or useable condition" and does not include "diminished value"

Holding parties' choice of Florida law unenforceable and applying Texas law to enforcement of noncompetition agreement

Holding that a new trial was unnecessary because the improper communication "did not convey any extra-record information" to the affected juror or "attempt to tell the juror how she should decide the case"

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Stating that "food shall be deemed adulterated . . . if it has been prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health"

Authorizing the FDA to conduct inspections of "any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which food, drugs, devices, tobacco products, or cosmetics are manufactured, processed, packed, or held, for introduction into interstate commerce or after such introduction"