Marian Fontenot, Etc. v. The Upjohn Company

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1986-01-17

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ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: The question presented is whether the district court may render summary judgment against a party who will bear the burden of proof of an essential element of its case at trial but is unable, in response to a motion for summary judgment, to produce any evidence, direct or circumstantial, on that issue;…

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