Effective April 1, 2015, the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court promulgated a series of reforms to the Rules of Practice for the Commercial Division, including the addition of new Rule 11-e, which...more
Our second piece on the updated Civil Procedure Rules (the “Amended CPR”) focuses on some of the Court’s case management powers regarding conducting a hearing in public or private, inspection of documents, and the Electronic...more
In October of 2020, House Bill 679 made significant changes to Rule 5 ("Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers") of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. The amended Rule 5 creates two important changes....more
In Barrett v. Berry Contr. L.P., No. 13-18-00498-CV, 2019 Tex. LEXIS 8811, the Thirteenth District Court of Appeals of Texas considered, among other things, the procedural timing requirements of filing a certificate of merit...more
On August 30, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill No. 6395, amending Civil Practice Law and Rules ("CPLR") §3218 and eliminating filing in New York Confessions of Judgment ("COJ") against non-New York residents. The...more
By Order dated August 31, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania adopted new Rule 501 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration, amending 204 Pa. Code § 207.3, effective immediately. Rule 501 creates an...more
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
Can a complaint be “filed” before the “filing process” is completed? Actually, yes, according to Farley v. Koepp, No. 14-1695, a recent decision from the Seventh Circuit written by Judge Sykes. Here is the scene: Late on...more