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Bifurcation
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Ohio Appellate Insights
Is denial of bifurcation a final appealable order? Maybe not, but the court isn’t telling why (yet)
By Brad Hughes
Those pesky final, appealable order questions just never stop coming I remember 30 years ago when I served as a law-student intern at Ohio’s Second District Court of Appeals, one…
Tort Talk
Civil Trial Bifurcated Where Parties Did Not Advise Court of Proper Time Needed To Complete Trial
In the case of Major v. Five Start Equipment, Inc., No. 2020-CV-3550 (C.P. Lacka. Co. Oct. 28, 2024 Nealon, J.), the court addressed a Motion to Bifurcate the liability issues…
New York Business Divorce
Rare as a Dodo: Bifurcation in Business Divorce Trials
In this week's New York Business Divorce, read about an exceptionally rare find: a bifurcated jury trial in a business divorce dispute.
Talkov Law Blog
Bifurcation of Marital Status in a California Divorce Made Easy
Understanding Bifurcation of Marital Status under California Law Some divorcing couples may want their divorce resolved as quickly as possible. In California, the legal minimum time requirement that a dissolution…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Parties’ consent to bifurcate liability, damages issues needed for both jury, non-jury trials: ONCA
Personal injury claim brought against apartment lessor after child fell from balcony
Guideposts
Why Shady Grove Should Be No Impediment To Obtaining Bifurcation In Federal Court
By Evan M. Tager, Andrew L. Frey
As we have noted in prior posts, many states require courts to bifurcate punitive damages trials upon the defendant’s request. The question therefore arises whether a federal court sitting in…
FCA Update
Bifurcation Squarely Within Court’s Discretion, Notwithstanding DOJ’s Motion for Reconsideration
By Laura McLane
On June 10, 2015, the Department of Justice moved for reconsideration of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama’s May 20 decision in U.S. ex rel. Paradies…
Employment & Labor
Bifurcation In The Wake Of Comcast
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Gina R. Merrill Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York certified a liability class in a Title…
Guideposts
Parties In Pennsylvania Punitive Damages Case Perform Role Reversal On Bifurcation Issue
My colleagues and I generally recommend that clients confronted with claims for punitive damages seek bifurcation—so long as they can adduce evidence in the second phase to support a low…
Essential Patent Blog
Curtis Int’l moves to bifurcate Zenith’s infringement action to address liability before adjudicating its FRAND-related defenses
By David Long
We recently posted about defendant ViewSonic’s Answer in Zenith Elec. v. Viewsonic, which Answer included FRAND-related affirmative defenses and counterclaims against plaintiffs Zenith, Panasonic and Philips, as well as a…