Focus (Forum & Focus)
Dec. 18, 2007
Justifying Summary Judgment
Focus Column - By David J. Ozeran - Summary adjudication is a murky area for courts and practitioners and will remain so until 'cause of action' can be defined more concretely.
By David J. Ozeran
California's summary-judgment statute permits a trial court to summarily adjudicate "one or more causes of action." Code of Civil Procedure Section 437c(f)(1). "A party is entitled to summary adjudication of a cause of action if there is no triable issue of material fact and the matter can be adjudicated as a question of law." London Market Insurers v. Superior Court, 146 Cal.App.4th 648 ...
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