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New Jersey Appellate Division confirms timing options for filing a motion to dismiss pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 4:6-2(e)

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In the recent case of Bank, et al. v. Lee, the New Jersey Appellate Division addressed a significant procedural issue regarding the timing for parties to file a motion to dismiss pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 4:6-2(e)....more

McDermott Will & Emery

High Burden Dooms Intra-District Transfer Request

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a mandamus petition requesting transfer from the Marshall division to the Sherman division within the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, finding that...more

Zelle LLP

When a Plaintiff’s Counsel Thinks His Client is Dead and then Alive Again – Believe Him but Seek Sanctions

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In Michael Mitchell v. USAA General Indemnity Company, No. 09-23-00042-CV, 2025 WL 635235 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Feb. 27, 2025, no pet.), the appellate court affirmed dismissal of all Plaintiff’s claims with prejudice, finding...more

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Can Prior Acts Previously Adjudicated to Not Amount to Domestic Violence Be Raised in a Future Domestic Violence Proceeding?

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Sadly, it is not uncommon for parties to be “frequent flyers” in domestic violence court. Sometimes, the same party files and dismisses one or more times. Sometimes, parties settle with “civil restraints” or an Order in the...more

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Ontario Court of Appeal Endorses a Flexible and Contextual Approach to Dismissal for Delay Under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992

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In Tataryn v. Diamond & Diamond Lawyers LLP, 2025 ONCA 5 (Tataryn), the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the test for determining whether a proposed class action should be dismissed for delay under section 29.1 of the Class...more

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When Minor Classroom Misbehavior Escalates to a Federal Court Lawsuit

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In a recent case, a seventh grade boy was written up by his teacher because she saw him selling candy in class. The student told an assistant principal that he had hidden the candy in the bottom of a garbage can, and a later...more

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