Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Litigation Strategies, Commercial Litigation

OVER THE HILL: Litigator Adean Hill Jr. Just Can’t Seem to Get Service Accomplished

Troutman Amin LLP on 6/17/2025

TCPAWorld has a bunch of little side stories in addition to all the big ones. Here’s a quick one for you. In Adean Hill v. Amity One Tax, 2025 WL 1592957 (N.D. Tex. June 5, 2025) the Court gave Hill one last chance to serve...more

Preparation Is Everything: Commercial Division Advisory Council Proposes New Model Pre-Trial Order for Trials in the Commercial...

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 2/27/2025

Regular visitors to this blog no doubt are aware that the rules of practice for the Commercial Division are centered on innovation, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and predictability. This includes the rules governing trial...more

Getting Ahead of Discovery: Can Amended Rule 11 Streamline Commercial Litigation?

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 2/13/2025

Frequent readers of this blog know that we are not shy in acknowledging the Commercial Division’s status as the leading forum for resolving complex business disputes. This reputation can be, in part, largely attributed to the...more

Practice Pointers and Potential Pitfalls of a Corporate Deposition

Butler Snow LLP on 7/1/2024

A corporate deposition authorized by Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(6), and similar state rules[1] is a powerful discovery device with far-reaching implications. Entities served with such a notice face significant burdens to select...more

Default Judgment Sanction Against Defendants for Failure to Produce Slack Messages

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 10/5/2022

In Red Wolf Energy Trading, LLC v. BIA Capital Management, LLC, Gregory V. Moeller, Growthworks, LLC, Michael Harradon, and Jon Moeller, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a default...more

Making an Offer That They (Perhaps Shouldn’t) Refuse: A Closer Look at Offers of Judgment Under Rule 68

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 9/29/2022

Rule 68 has a reputation of being “among the most enigmatic” and “underutilized” of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. An attorney’s failure to understand and effectively use Rule 68 could be costly. ...more