Doubt not enough to avoid summary judgment

Doubt not enough to avoid summary judgment

An argument that a jury could disbelieve uncontradicted testimony offered by an opposing party is not sufficient to raise a genuine issue of material fact and avoid summary judgment, a federal District Court in Pennsylvania has held.  The party opposing the judgment must present evidence or point to circumstances in the record that might cause a reasonable jury to doubt the testimony.

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