Texas summary judgment practice is no longer governed solely by party-driven deadlines under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a. With the enactment of Senate Bill 293, the Legislature imposed mandatory timelines on courts themselves for the consideration and disposition of…
A no-evidence motion for summary judgment allows a Texas court to dispose of claims or defenses that lack evidentiary support after an adequate time for discovery. Authorized by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a(i), a no-evidence motion shifts the focus…
A traditional motion for summary judgment is the primary mechanism by which a Texas court may dispose of a claim or defense when the movant can establish, through admissible evidence, that no genuine issue of material fact exists and that…
Summary judgment is a procedural mechanism that allows a Texas court to resolve a case, or discrete issues within a case, without a trial when the record demonstrates that no genuine issue of material fact exists and the moving party…