On October 16, 2023, judges from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York published proposed changes to their joint local rules. As the...more
In this episode, Gina Rubel goes on record with Sabrina Mizrachi, who is the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Litigation and Global Product Regulatory at Estée Lauder. Sabrina provides regulatory guidance, manages...more
January is a time to set goals and ponder what the new year will bring. It is also a time to think about what happened last year. In the world of litigation, it is important for lawyers and eDiscovery professionals to take...more
Summer is over and court administrators are back at work, churning out proposals for streamlining litigation and increasing the constructive use of remote technologies to handle judicial business. This blog post identifies...more
In the federal system, deposition testimony often provides crucial evidentiary support for summary judgment motions— a key procedural device for narrowing contested issues that require trial or, in some cases, eliminating the...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently adopted amendments to its Local Appellate Rules, creating a new L.A.R. 26.1 and modifying L.A.R. Misc. 113.3(c). The amended rules now create a uniform 5:00...more
The rapid transition to technology-enabled remote court hearings shows no signs of abating, with several state supreme courts proposing in recent weeks amendments to civil procedure rules that would standardize virtual...more
Patent cases are complex and often challenging undertakings because they frequently involve innovative technology, unique litigation procedures and unusual legal issues. Additionally, because patents are depreciating assets,...more
The District of Delaware has recently instituted several requirements in patent cases, many in response to the overwhelming caseload in part due to a judicial vacancy. In addition to the specific patent standing orders...more
Earlier this month the Florida Supreme Court ordered sweeping changes to that state’s court rules, giving technology-driven virtual hearings and remote depositions a permanent role in the state’s judicial processes....more
The rules governing the manner in which depositions are conducted in Florida may soon be changing. Proposed new court rules would limit the types of objections attorneys can legally make during depositions, restrict their...more
On June 21, 2021, Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson of the District Of New Jersey entered two Orders amending the District’s local civil rules, both of which are effective immediately: First, the Court adopted new Local Civil...more
Rule 23.1 of the Delaware Court of Chancery Rules requires a plaintiff asserting a shareholder derivative action to plead “with particularity the efforts, if any, made by the plaintiff to obtain the action the plaintiff...more
In late December 2018, the Civil Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania announced a proposal to rescind the medical malpractice venue rule which, for the past 16 years, has required all medical...more
This article is PART TWO of a two-part series shedding light on some of the realities that can prolong the divorce process. Part One focuses on the pre-court/mediation phase of the process. PART TWO describes the court phase....more
The Michigan Supreme Court has adopted proposed changes to several Michigan Court Rules, at the recommendation of the State Bar of Michigan Civil Discovery Rule Review Special Committee. Those changes take effect January 1,...more
ACEDS is thrilled to introduce our latest blogger, Sean O’Shea. Sean posts a litigation support related tip each night at http://www.litigationsupporttipofthenight.com/. Sean’s posts take a deep dive into the technical tools...more
On October 15, 2018, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (“WDPA”) entered a Standing Order implementing complex Chapter 11 procedures. Under the standing order, a Complex Chapter 11 Case is...more
As of January 1, 2018, Commercial Division Rule 10 was amended. The rule, innocuous on its face, specifies what information an attorney must supply at a preliminary conference. The amendment is entitled “Certification...more
In the august halls of a federal courthouse, things aren’t always what they seem. Say, for example, court rules require that briefs must “be double-spaced and in 12-point font with 1-inch margins.” Knowing that a “point” is...more
In discussing the timing of a motion for summary judgment, lawyers will often refer to “the one motion rule.” There is no such rule as to summary judgment. “The one motion rule” is a statutory rule that applies only to...more
In a unanimous ruling decided July 9, 2015, New York's Appellate Division, First Department declined to overrule an April 2014 order by Justice Sherry Klein Heitler, the then-coordinating justice of the New York City Asbestos...more