Civil Justice

Civil Justice

Hon. Jonathan Lippman | State of New York

LCJ: What is the condition of state court systems, and why is this an important issue? Lippman: The courts, especially state courts, are essential to our system of government and our way of life. They are pillars in our society and should be as high a priority as are other institutions, such as...

Civil Justice

Jeffrey W. Jackson, Daniel L. Gardner, Kymberly Kochis, E. Berton Spence, Mary Massaron Ross | Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ)

Ross: I think we all know from experience and from simply reading the legal news that the class action mechanism and the world of litigation involving class actions are not balanced. So, LCJ has created a committee to start looking at that. Some of the discussion from the panel today comes out of...

Civil Justice

Matthew F. Knouff | Complete Discovery Source (CDS Legal)

Editor: Why is collecting information outside the U.S. for a discovery obligation inside the U.S. even an issue? Knouff: Generally speaking, this is an issue because of two fundamental differences between the U.S. and most all other countries. The first is the common law tradition as it...