Topic
Complex Litigation
64 published works
North Carolina Appellate Practice Blog
A Perfect Storm (Part II)—Yet Another Hidden Trap With The Business Court Modernization Act Emerges
By Beth Scherer
Yesterday's blog post focused on how the Business Court Modernization Act only applies to “actions designated as mandatory complex business cases on or after” October 1, 2014. See Session Law…
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
Strategies for Efficiently Managing Complex Litigation
By Neil Lloyd
Over the past two years, Schiff Hardin partner Neil Lloyd has written a series of articles for Bloomberg BNA’s US Law Week focused on ways to decrease clients’ legal spend…
Class Action Countermeasures
Strategic Ambiguity in Complex Litigation
By The Editors
Defense lawyers, especially class-action defense lawyers, live in a world ruled by ambiguity. While they’re often more predictable than they like to believe, judges work to keep their intentions in…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Williams and George on Empirical Study of Multidistrict Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Margaret S. Williams and Tracey E. George have published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies their article, "Who Will Manage Complex Litigation? The Decision to Transfer and Consolidate Multidistrict…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation: Call for Articles and Peer Reviewers
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
See announcement below:The Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation isseeking articles for Volume 2 of the Journal. The Journal publishesarticles and essays that are timely and make a significant, originalcontribution to…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Lessons from Chevron: Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation Symposium
By joetort
The Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation is hosting a symposium on the Chevron Litigation on February 8, 2013. Our own Howard Erichson will be speaking on the ethics of transnational litigation. …
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Symposium at Stanford Law School: Lessons from the Chevron Ecuador Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation is having itsinaugural symposium on Friday, February 8 at Stanford Law School. From theannouncement:The ongoing litigation between Chevron and the people ofLago Agrio, Ecuador…
Rush on Business
Iowa Business Specialty Court Pilot Project
By Rush Nigut
The Iowa Supreme Court has announced that it is beginning a three-year project for an Iowa Business Specialty Court for complex cases with $200,000 or more in dispute. To begin…
Class Actions Insider
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Annual Meeting: Can Military Processes Help Defend Class Action Litigation?
I recently was elected as a new member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and last week I attended my first annual meeting of that organization. One…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
New Journal: Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The editors of the newly minted Stanford Journal of Complex Litigation have asked us to post their launch announcment. We are looking forward to seeing the material that they publish!We…