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Local Insight: The New Rules of the Texas Business Court Explained

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On March 1, 2025, the Texas Business Court (the “Business Court”) implemented new local rules aimed at enhancing the efficiency and fairness of business dispute resolutions. Key changes include new provisions involving...more

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Arizona Court of Appeals Clarifies Proper Scope of Deposition Questioning and Gives Litigants Early Look at New Special Action...

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The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held that in a deposition, a party must answer any relevant, non-harassing question, unless the answer is privileged. Attorneys are on notice that sanctions are fair game if they instruct...more

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A New Era of Litigation: The Florida Supreme Court’s 2025 Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure

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On January 1, 2025, the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure changed dramatically. The new rules and amendments are designed to enhance efficiency, impact the setting of cases for trial, case management, discovery practice,...more

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Frequently Asked Questions for Employers About OSHA (Updated for 2024)

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Even the most experienced employers are sure to have questions from time to time about the nation’s workplace safety agency – the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). That’s where we come in. The Fisher...more

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English court disclosure pilot made permanent

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From 1 October 2022, the disclosure pilot in the Business and Property Courts will become a permanent part of the court rules as Practice Direction 57AD. The Practice Direction will apply to all existing and new proceedings...more

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Latest Changes to Disclosure Pilot Scheme in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales

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Over the last 18 months, the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales have been running the Disclosure Pilot Scheme. Since its inception, this scheme has undergone a series of tweaks and amendments and the latest...more

Porter Hedges LLP

The Impact Of New Texas Discovery Rules In Delay and Disruption Claims

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Any lawsuit filed in Texas state courts on or after January 1, 2021 are now subject to the newly-amended Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Our litigation team has a helpful review of several of the most significant changes...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Changes to the Law of Summary Judgment in Virginia

It has long been said that summary judgment is not available to litigants in Virginia state courts. The difficulty resulted from Virginia's prohibition against using discovery depositions in support of a motion for summary...more

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Weekly Trends Report – 12/18/2019 Insights

Insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading – who is doing what now or in the future, what works and what doesn’t, and what people wish they could do but can’t...more

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Disclosure Scheme Implemented in Certain Divisions of the High Court of England & Wales

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What Is It? A two-year pilot scheme running in certain divisions of the English High Court, designed to reduce the volume of disclosure documents (discovery) produced in English litigation. What Will It Mean? In some...more

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Publication of the Decree on the Protection of Trade Secrets in France

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Following the promulgation of Law n°2018-670 on the Protection of Trade Secrets on 30 July 2008 transposing the provisions of Directive (EU) 2016/493 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the...more

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New Jersey Superior Court Issues New Rules for Complex Business Litigation

Insurance coverage litigation can be lengthy and is usually complex, and these characteristics are only exacerbated by the need to comply with often arcane state law rules of procedure. New Jersey, long a hotbed of insurance...more

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CBCA Issues New Rules of Procedures

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On Aug. 17, 2018, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) published a final rule amending its rules of procedures which will be effective for cases filed with the board on or after Sept. 17, 2018. The CBCA's current...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Commercial Division Rule Revisions Continue to Promote Efficiency in Complex Cases

In an effort to streamline litigation in the Commercial Division, the Commercial Division Advisory Council has continued with its revisions to the Commercial Division Rules by recently implementing one new rule encouraging...more

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FCC Streamlines Its Rules for Formal Complaint Proceedings

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In an effort to reform and streamline its formal complaint procedures, the Federal Communications Commission has issued a new uniform set of procedural rules. As the FCC acknowledged in its earlier Notice of Proposed...more

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USPTO Publishes New Rule Governing Privilege for Patent Attorneys and Agents

Earlier this week, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published a new rule governing when privilege exists for communications between clients and their domestic or foreign patent attorneys and patent...more

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