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The 13 pages that link to Summary judgment, each with the reason it gives.

• DefamationRelated: Courts may end defamation cases when the evidence cannot meet the governing legal standard.

• Civil procedureBroader topic: It lets courts decide cases whose key facts are not genuinely disputed.

• Statute of limitationsRelated: Courts may resolve a limitations defense on summary judgment when timing facts are undisputed.

• TrialCompared with: It provides a route to judgment when a full trial is unnecessary.

• Discovery (law)Related: Discovery records can establish whether a genuine dispute of material fact remains.

• Alternative dispute resolutionCompared with: It offers court-based resolution without the full hearing ADR seeks to avoid.

• Jury trialCompared with: It can resolve a case before jurors are asked to decide disputed facts.

• Cause of actionRelated: After evidence is developed, a claim may fail even if its pleading survived dismissal.

• Criminal trialCompared with: Unlike a criminal trial, it can resolve a case on the papers under civil procedure.

• Civil lawRelated: It can resolve a civil claim without a full trial when key facts are undisputed.

• DepositionRelated: Deposition testimony can support or oppose a motion by establishing what facts are genuinely disputed.

• Intentional infliction of emotional distressRelated: Courts may end claims when the evidence cannot support outrageousness or severe distress.

• Civil Procedure RulesBroader topic: It lets courts dispose of claims or defences that need no full trial.