genuine issue
- A factual dispute that needs to be decided at a trial instead of being resolved through summary judgment because there is enough evidence to potentially rule in favor of the party against the motion for summary judgment
- The lawyer argued that there was a genuine issue in the case that needed to be resolved by trial not summary judgment.
- Proving the existence of a genuine issue in their defense, the defendants successfully blocked the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment.
- Despite the strategies to expedite the case, a genuine issue emerged, requiring the dispute to be settled in a trial.
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