British Airways Board, 1 v. The Boeing Company

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• holding that “supposition, speculation, and conclusory 11 argument of counsel” does not suffice to create a genuine fact dispute
• explaining that a jury is permitted only to draw reasonable 2 inferences and “may not resort to speculation”
• stating that “legal memoranda and oral 5 argument are not evidence, and they cannot by themselves create a factual dispute”
• affirming the trial court’s grant of defendant’s motion for summary judgment 21 when plaintiff’s evidence could not show a product defect could have caused a plane crash
• nonmoving party cannot rely on speculation or conjecture in meeting its burden of production
• “legal mem-oranda ... are not evidence and do not create issues of fact capable of defeating an otherwise valid motion for summary judgment”

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