Litigation
Recent Developments: (A) The “Material Adverse Change” Clause (Part II); and (B) Changes to the Small Business Bankruptcy Debt Limit
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: (A) THE “MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE” CLAUSE (PART II); AND(B) CHANGES TO THE SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY DEBT LIMIT. Two years ago, as COVID began to take its toll on the economy, ...
Continue Reading"Duke Rules Package" Implementation: Revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Four Months Later
The Supreme Court adopted most of the “Duke Rules” effective December 2015. This article provides an update on how courts have applied FRCP changes
Continue ReadingWhy Businesses May Like the "Duke Rules Package" Part 4 of 4: The Outcome
This article summarizes the rules from the "Duke Rules Package" that were ultimately adopted by the Supreme Court.
Continue ReadingWhy Businesses May Like the "Duke Rules Package" Part 3 of 4: A National "Rocket Docket?"
This article examines how several of the "Duke" rule changes could speed up litigation, particularly in its earliest stages.
Continue ReadingWhy Businesses May Like the "Duke Rules Package": Clear Consequences for ESI Destruction
This article discusses proposed amendments to Rule 37(e) governing electronically-stored information.
Continue ReadingWhy Businesses May Like the "Duke Rules Package"
Significant changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure expected in 2015.
Continue ReadingPatent Law Continues to Unite an Otherwise Divided Supreme Court
One area of law appears to unite both ends of the Court's political spectrum--patent law.
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