Blog Entries
Observations about current developments bearing on complex litigation, U.S. and international arbitration, the Federal Rules, and occasionally state rules.
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31 Mar 2007
Limits of Federal Securities Jurisdiction
30 Mar 2007
Securities — What Is the Significance of the Choice of Cert Grant?
29 Mar 2007
Taxations of Costs — Video, Expedited Transcripts, ASCII Disks
28 Mar 2007
Wikipedia as a Reliable Authority? — The Last Word
27 Mar 2007
Attorney-Client Privilege — Crime-Fraud Exception — Civil Actions
26 Mar 2007
Stay Pending Appeal — Issue of First Impression
25 Mar 2007
Attorney-Client Privilege — Waiver via Disclosure in SEC Filing
24 Mar 2007
Class Certification — Rule 23(f) and the Merits — Enron and the Banks
23 Mar 2007
Morgan Stanley's Florida Miracle (For Now) — Reversal on Expert Economic Testimony
22 Mar 2007
Sanctions — Reasonable Attorneys' Fees
21 Mar 2007
Securities — Subsidiary's Failure to Disclose Parent's Financial Condition / Materiality
20 Mar 2007
Discovery Sanctions — Accepting Packages from Strangers
19 Mar 2007
Class Action Fairness Act — Home State Law and Securities Law Carve-Outs
18 Mar 2007
Work Product — Internal Investigation — Communications with/by Auditors
17 Mar 2007
Grable — Air Crash — Arising Under Jurisdiction
17 Mar 2007
Historical Note
16 Mar 2007
Interrogatories — More on Signature by Counsel
15 Mar 2007
Ghostwriting as Ethical / Rule 11 Violation
14 Mar 2007
Electronic Discovery & Spoliation — Pre-Litigation Letters / Litigation Hold / Counsel’s Oversight Duties / Multiple Issues
13 Mar 2007
21st Century Defamation — Libel via Internet
12 Mar 2007
Attorney-Client Privilege — Counsel Communications with Client’s Investment Banker
11 Mar 2007
Insider Trading — Section 16 Violations and Equitable Tolling
10 Mar 2007
Cross-Examination by Use of Prior Judicial Opinion
09 Mar 2007
Email Authentication — Receipt in Ordinary Course of Business
08 Mar 2007
Attorney-Client Privilege / Work Product Protection — Insurers & Coverage Counsel
07 Mar 2007
More Thoughts On Wikipedia As a Reliable Authority for Experts
06 Mar 2007
Statute of Limitations Unaffected by Dismissal without Prejudice — Class Action
05 Mar 2007
Can a Computer Crash Constitute Spoliation?
05 Mar 2007
Forum Non Conveniens Determination May Precede Assessment of Jurisdiction
04 Mar 2007
Experts — Daubert — Wikipedia Is a Reliable Authority?
03 Mar 2007
Class Actions – Settlement Administrator as Court-Appointed Expert / Taxation of Costs
03 Mar 2007
Securities Fraud — Judgment of Acquittal in Specialist Prosecution
02 Mar 2007
Electronic Discovery & Spoliation — The Three Components of an Effective Litigation Hold
01 Mar 2007