Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 240,643 times 39 Legal AnalysesHolding 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 220,134 times 41 Legal AnalysesHolding 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"
Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
439 U.S. 322 (1979) Cited 4,287 times 8 Legal AnalysesHolding that district courts have discretion to refuse to apply offensive non-mutual collateral estoppel against a defendant if such an application of the doctrine would be unfair
Knight v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co.
804 F.2d 9 (2d Cir. 1986) Cited 2,248 timesHolding 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"
LeBlanc-Sternberg v. Fletcher
67 F.3d 412 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 335 timesHolding it an abuse of discretion for the district court to deny equitable relief by “relying on its own findings that were inconsistent with the jury's findings”
Twin Laboratories v. Weider Health Fitness
900 F.2d 566 (2d Cir. 1990) Cited 342 timesHolding that an essential facility claim must allege "more than inconvenience, or even some economic loss"
Spodek v. Park Property Dev. Assoc
96 N.Y.2d 577 (N.Y. 2001) Cited 91 timesHolding that N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 5001 "permits a creditor to recover prejudgment interest on unpaid interest and principal payments awarded from the date each payment became due under the terms of the promissory note to the date liability is established"
Beck v. Levering
947 F.2d 639 (2d Cir. 1991) Cited 106 timesHolding that offset of a judgment obtained by the Secretary of Labor is only appropriate when private plaintiffs actually recover concurrent judgments
Sterling National Bank & Trust Co. v. Fidelity Mortgage Investors
510 F.2d 870 (2d Cir. 1975) Cited 139 timesUpholding exercise of jurisdiction where maintenance of New York bank account was not merely for accommodation of lender but important part of bargain
Pereira v. Cogan
267 B.R. 500 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) Cited 42 timesIn Pereira v. Cogan, 267 B.R. 500 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) (" Pereira II"), the Trustee moved for partial summary judgment under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, seeking to hold Cogan liable for the Cogan notes in the aggregate principal of $14 million.
Rule 56 - Summary Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 Cited 335,322 times 160 Legal AnalysesHolding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit
Section 5001 - Interest to verdict, report or decision
N.Y. CPLR 5001 Cited 2,471 times 4 Legal AnalysesAllowing prejudgment interest in contract cases