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Pleadings Discovery Trials

Carr Maloney P.C.

What Did The Plaintiff Know and When Did He Know It? The Availability of Post-Trial Discovery to Pursue Sanctions Under VA. Code...

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I. Introduction - Virginia law provides for monetary and nonmonetary sanctions against litigants and their counsel for signing a pleading that is not well grounded in fact and law or is otherwise brought for an improper...more

Bracewell LLP

Know Them Before They are Famous (or at least final): The Latest USPTO Proposed Rule Changes

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On August 19, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released proposed rule changes for trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The proposed rule changes were made in response to input...more

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Contrasting U.S. Litigation And International Arbitration

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American litigators know that there is often a tortuous road between the filing of the complaint and trial. The parties’ positions, and how each side views the facts, tend to evolve through the initial pleadings, amended...more

Cozen O'Connor

Texas Looks to “Rejuvenate the Courthouse” With New Rules for Expedited Trial, Permissive Interlocutory Appeal and New “Loser...

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Introduction - In 2011, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 274, directing the Texas Supreme Court to promulgate new rules reducing the expense and delay of litigation. House Bill 274 calls for early “dismissal of...more

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