The phrase "a summary ruling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to refer to a decision made by a judge that summarizes the findings or conclusions of a case without going into extensive detail.
Example: "The court issued a summary ruling, clarifying the key points of the case for both parties involved."
Alternatives: "a brief ruling" or "a concise judgment."
The ruling hasn't been a surprise; it was foreshadowed last month by a summary ruling which was confirmed on Tuesday, but its progress to the ECJ has been slow, in theory giving any affected company time to adjust.
Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California, presiding over two separate patent cases between Apple and Samsung, yesterday issued a summary ruling against Samsung.
If the outcome were a slam-dunk, it would have been settled the moment the hearings were over (and maybe even before, by a summary ruling without a hearing), but it wasn't, and it won't be, for weeks and perhaps a few months.
"The risk of generic competition to King's Skelaxin increased after a summary judgment ruling that its two key patents are invalid," said Leerink Swann's Gary Nachman.
"We are disappointed with arbitrator James Carter's summary ruling," Johnson's attorney, Steve Zashin, said in a statement Tuesday.
The standing and reach the experienced ESPN contributor enjoys ensured plenty of support for the quick summary ruling he handed down from behind his keyboard.
The judge agreed to keep the full ruling sealed until April 15, pending a review of the government's request for secrecy, but he did issue a summary of the ruling.
A summary of the ruling can be found here and the full report is available here.
Based on current government policy, the Netherlands will achieve a reduction of 17% at most in 2020, which is below a norm of 25-40% for developed countries, a summary of the ruling said.
Microsoft would then be officially informed of the fine and sent a summary of the ruling by fax, shortly before Mario Monti, the competition commissioner, holds a news conference to announce the decision.
The ruling also was a summary disposition -- a ruling reached without formal briefs and oral arguments from the two sides.
