Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 416: Listen and Learn -- Service of Process (Civ Pro)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 224: Listen and Learn -- Service of Process (Civ Pro)
John Lewis of BakerHostetler Discusses Use of Social Media in Gawker Class Action
Serving Legal Documents Through Social Media
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, May 9. The opinions of interest to the Alabama business community include the following...more
An analysis of Lawton Candle v. BG Personnel LP and Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 108. In a recent case, Lawton Candle v. BG Personnel LP, the Dallas Court of Appeals overturned a default judgment against an Oklahoma LLC...more
Ace Hardware was long advertised as “the place with the helpful hardware man,” but even well-stocked aisles of tools and DIY accessories have their limitations. In Pro-Tops, Inc. v. Yuriy Maksimenko, 2025 NCBC 4, it turned...more
The old game of “hide-and-seek” brings many of us back to our childhood as one of our favorite ways to pass time during the summer. As commercial practitioners know, the concept of serving a summons and complaint in a case...more
On 6 April 2021, an amendment was introduced to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (S.I. 1998/3132) (the “CPR”) at Part 6 concerning service out of the jurisdiction. The change is of interest where at least one or more...more
In law, as in life, mistakes happen. Some are irreparable: Statute of repose expired? Too much denim? In these circumstances, the law affords the court no discretion for mercy....more
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
On September 26, 2018, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “US Supreme Court October 2018 Term.” Topics included some of the key business-related cases on the Supreme Court’s docket, including cases addressing antitrust, foreign...more
My colleague Adam Rafsky’s astute post last week on Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Shirley Werner Kornreich’s recent reminder regarding the importance of proper service and claim viability when seeking a default...more
Your company has entered into a contract with a smaller, foreign company to do business. While your relationship starts off strong, it quickly sours when you discover that the smaller company’s quality standards do not meet...more