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Good Cause or Gamesmanship: A Review of “Good Cause” in the Commercial Division

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As my colleague, Matt Donovan, recently blogged, it is essential for litigants to “play[] nice in the litigation sandbox” or risk facing the ire of the Justices in the Commercial Division. Many litigants might think they are...more

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Poor Health, Family Obligations Supply Good Cause for Avoiding Deposition Travel

To their credit, experienced litigators are able to resolve the vast majority of pretrial discovery disputes without the need for court intervention. This is particularly true when the dispute in question is whether a...more

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Indiana High Court Is Latest to Examine “Good Cause” for Remote Proceedings

Increasingly, the phrase “good cause” is being used by courts to decide whether a deposition or other judicial proceeding should be conducted remotely or in person. Depending on the jurisdiction and the precise nature of the...more

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Do You Have Good Cause for a Remote Deposition?

For litigators seeking to conduct a deposition remotely over an opponent’s objection, the watchword is “good cause.” Good cause is required to obtain permission for a remote deposition. A different kind of good cause is...more

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Motions to Seal in the Commercial Division Require Specificity

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Under the Commercial Division Rules, a court may seal court records “upon a written finding of good cause.” So, what led Justice Robert R. Reed to deny two unopposed motions to seal in a recent decision in the New York...more

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Court Vacates Arbitration Award on Grounds of Evident Partiality

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City Beverages LLC, doing business as Olympic Eagle Distributing, and Monster Energy Co. entered into an agreement under which Monster had exclusive distribution rights for its products in a certain territory for 20 years....more

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Too Little Too Late: An Example of the Failure of CPLR 306(b)’s Safety Net

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A commercial division litigator knows the severity of missing a statutory deadline. We discuss the implications of missing a statutory deadlines here. CPLR 306(b) is unique in that it provides a statutory deadline for service...more

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