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Civil Justice

Check It Out! The Rules Amendment Roadshow: Coming to a courthouse near you

After years in the making, the “Avatar” of civil justice, the much-hyped revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, finally come online on December 1. (Only congressional action can block the way now, and observers say that’s about as likely as . . . well, congressional...

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Appellate Law

Civil Justice Playbook: Pro-Biz Court, Anti-Biz Docket

It must have been a dispiriting U.S. Supreme Court term for Washington Legal Foundation. Indeed, the sense of frustration is palpable in a blog post to the WLF Legal Pulse by General Counsel Mark Chenoweth: “The Supreme Court’s NOT Top 10: Cases the Justices Wrongly Rejected Last...

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Civil Justice

Recent Developments in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court

Last year, the author reported on the many then-recent changes that had taken place in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court to ensure the expeditious resolution of business cases. These included (a) an increased monetary threshold for assignment of cases to the Commercial...

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