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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Glock Handgun Entities’ Documents Obtained for Use in Austria May Be Used in U.S.
A recent Eleventh Circuit opinion is interesting on a number of levels. Glock v. Glock, Inc., No. 14-15701 (11th Cir. Aug. 17, 2015). Helga Glock, the wife of the inventor of…
Chicago IP Litigation
New Federal Rules Will Impact Patent Litigation
New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure set to take effect December 1, 2015, will have significant impact on patent litigation across the country. In fact, these changes are substantial enough…
IAALS Blog
Proportionality Implemented Statewide in Colorado
By Anonymous
As of July 1, 2015, Colorado has adopted new amendments to its rules of civil procedure with the goal of achieving a more accessible and efficient road to justice. The…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Spencer on Rationalizing Cost Allocation in Civil Discovery
A. Benjamin Spencer, University of Virginia School of Law, has posted on SSRN his article, "Rationalizing Cost Allocation in Discovery," forthcoming in the Review of Litigation.Abstract:A movement is afoot to revise…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Duke Center Drafts Its Own “Guidelines” for Proportionality Amendments
The Center for Judicial Studies of Duke Law School has issued a draft of “Guidelines and Suggested Practices for Implementing the 2015 Discovery Amendments to Achieve Proportionality.” The Center has…
Texas Bar Blog
New net worth discovery law gives defendants more protection
Texas defense lawyers will have another arrow in their quivers in less than a month thanks to a bill passed during the 84th legislative session. Beginning with suits filed on…
California Employment Law Update
PAGA Plaintiff Was Properly Denied Names And Contact Information Of Statewide Employees
By Tony Oncidi
Williams v. Superior Court, 236 Cal. App. 4th 1151 (2015) Michael Williams was an employee of Marshalls of CA in Costa Mesa, California. After slightly more than a year of…
PTABWatch
PTAB Judges Give Discovery Insights and Allude to Rule Changes
In a Boardside Chat on July 14, two PTAB judges provided insights regarding discovery best practices and strategies in AIA proceedings and alluded to upcoming rule changes that may change…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Moore on the Pending Amendments to the FRCP
Forthcoming in the University of Cincinnati Law Review is my article, The Anti-Plaintiff Pending Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Pro-Defendant Composition of the Federal Rulemaking Committees.Abstract:In…
Legal Profession Blog
Lacking Common Sense Or Intellectual Honesty
The Florida Supreme Court has imposed a one-year suspension for misconduct in failing to respond to discovery demands in civil litigation.The referee had properly granted summary judgment to the State…