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The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules Proposes a New Rule to Address Early Case Management in Multidistrict Litigation

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On March 28, 2023, the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules (Committee) convened in West Palm Beach, Florida, to discuss a variety of proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including a new rule that would...more

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Resist the Judge’s Nudges: Sometimes Trial Is Better Than Settlement

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The judge looks up at the parties before her, exasperated. Frankly sharing her view that this case really needs to settle, she also implicitly wields the undecided pretrial motions as a weapon. “Let’s resolve this case” is...more

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United States District Court For The District Of Delaware Announces New Procedures For Assignment Of Cases To Senior Judge Sleet

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The United States District Court for the District of Delaware has announced new procedures for assignment of cases to Senior Judge Gregory M. Sleet in light of Judge Sleet’s retirement from the bench during the fall of 2018...more

Carlton Fields

Resolving the Judicial Manager/Judicial Judge Debate: So What Would Help? Part 4 of a 4-part series

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Make meaningful the provisions for summary judgment and motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim. The federal courts have moved in that direction with plausibility requirements for pleadings, and their reversion to...more

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Resolving the Judicial Manager/Judicial Judge Debate: Theories and Fads of Civil Procedure Part 3 of a 4-part series

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Now consider the fads, the procedural systems for presenting the case to the courts over the last 100 years. A. Forms Of Action Or Code Pleading. Pleadings were detailed recitations of the facts the lawyer believed or...more

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Court of Appeal Provides Valuable Guidance on Jackson Reforms

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Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations, which were by and large implemented in their entirety and came into force on 1 April 2013, were intended to be “a coherent package of interlocking reforms, designed to control costs and...more

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