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Akron Law Review Symposium on Erie & Shady Grove
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Legal Scholarship Blog has posted this announcement from the Akron Law Review: The Akron Law Review announces a forthcoming written symposium, “Erie Under Advisement. The Doctrine After Shady Grove.”…
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Not Done Yet: More Words From The Supreme Court On Shady Grove
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Today the Supreme Court issued a "GVR" order (grant/vacate/remand) in Holster v. Gatco, Inc. (No. 08-1307), a case out of the Second Circuit. The Court remanded for further reconsideration in…
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Hot Off The Presses: Recent Articles of Interest
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
With a hat tip to the Current Index of Legal Periodicals, here are some recent articles that may be of interest: Hannah L. Buxbaum, Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Directors in…
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Class Action Restriction Case
By Sean Wajert
The Supreme Court heard oral argument earlier this week in Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs. v. Allstate Ins. Co. (No. 08-1008), a case which considers w
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Yesterday’s SCOTUS Argument in Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs. v. Allstate Ins. Co.
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
As previewed earlier here, Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs. v. Allstate Ins. Co. considers whether New York's bar on class actions for certain statutory-damages claims (N.Y. C.P.L.R. 901(b)) precludes class certification…
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Upcoming Supreme Court Argument: Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs. v. Allstate Ins. Co. (Monday 11/2)
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Supreme Court will come off Halloween weekend in Erie fashion with Monday's oral argument in Shady Grove Orthopedic Assocs. v. Allstate Ins. Co. (No. 08-1008), which considers whether New…
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Judicial Conference Approves Proposed FRCP Amendments
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Last week, the Judicial Conference of the United States approved proposed amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8, 26, and 56, and Illustrative Form 52. Also approved were amendments…
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Pleading and the Dilemmas of “General Rules”
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Click the article title to download Pleading and the Dilemmas of General Rules, by Prof. Stephen B. Burbank. The article will appear in the Wisconsin Law Review. The abstract follows:…
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Rules Enabling Act
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Anthony Vitarelli recently posted A Blueprint for Applying the Rules Enabling Act's Supersession Clause on SSRN. Click the article title to download. This abstract follows:When Congress passed the Rules Enabling…
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New Redish article on construing The Rules Enabling Act
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Prof. Martin Redish and Dennis Murasko recently posted The Rules Enabling Act and the Procedural-Substantive Tension: A Lesson in Statutory Interpretation. The article will appear in Volume 93 of the…