Blog Entries
Observations about current developments bearing on complex litigation, U.S. and international arbitration, the Federal Rules, and occasionally state rules.
RSS2010 Feb
08 Feb 2010
Removal — Fourth Circuit Adopts Last-Served Defendant Rule, Distinguishing Prior Adoption of First-Served Defendant Rule as Dicta
07 Feb 2010
How Not to Authenticate Website Evidence
06 Feb 2010
Traditional vs. Advisory Mandamus — Appropriateness of Allocating Portion of Settlements in MDL to Lead Counsel
05 Feb 2010
CAFA — If Class Isn’t Definitionally Limited to State Citizens, Plaintiffs Must Offer Evidence to Establish Home State Exception — Or Define Class in Such a Way as to Insure It
04 Feb 2010
Bankruptcy Court Power to Impose Inherent Power and § 1927 Sanctions
03 Feb 2010
PSLRA — Issuance of Press Releases by Putative Lead Plaintiff’s Counsel Does Not Necessarily Mean the Suit is Lawyer Driven or that the Plaintiff Is Inadequate — District Court Discretion over Selection of Lead Counsel
02 Feb 2010
Second Circuit Panel Unable to Agree as to whether Magistrate Judges May Impose Rule 11 Sanctions — Circuit Split
01 Feb 2010