Blog Entries
Observations about current developments bearing on complex litigation, U.S. and international arbitration, the Federal Rules, and occasionally state rules.
RSS2007 Oct
31 Oct 2007
Class Action Fairness Act — University of Pennsylvania Symposium
31 Oct 2007
Preserving Arguments for/on Appeal — The Virtue of Incorporating Others’ Arguments
30 Oct 2007
Grable — State Law Expressly Incorporates Federal Statute
29 Oct 2007
Expert Spoliation — What You Don’t Ask For, You Can’t Complain About
28 Oct 2007
Privilege and Work Product — Waiver — Qui Tam Actions
27 Oct 2007
Removal — Class Action Fairness Act — Plaintiff Turned Counterclaim Defendant
26 Oct 2007
Alien Tort Claims Act — Aiding and Abetting Liability
25 Oct 2007
Spoliation — Liability Insurance Implications
24 Oct 2007
Email and Internet (Chat Room) Evidence — Authenticity
23 Oct 2007
Preliminary Injunctions — Issues of First Impression
22 Oct 2007
Email Admissibility — Business Records
21 Oct 2007
Federal Jurisdiction — § 1338 Jurisdiction Over State-Law Legal Malpractice Claim
20 Oct 2007
Bad Faith Claim Against Insurer — Questions of First Impression & of Divided Authority
19 Oct 2007
Spoliation as Tort — New York Rejects Cause of Action for Third-Party Negligent Spoliation of Evidence
18 Oct 2007
Class Actions — Increasing Objector’s Appellate Bond for Attorneys' Fees on Appeal
17 Oct 2007
Federal Litigation — Where Did It Go Off the Tracks?
16 Oct 2007
Rule 33(d) — What Documents or Data May Be Cited to Answer Interrogatories?
15 Oct 2007
Sanctions — Due Process — Unspoken Grounds
14 Oct 2007
Electronic Spoliation: It’s All in the Name
13 Oct 2007
30 Days to Remove — 30 Days from When?
12 Oct 2007
Rule 56(g) — Bad Faith Affidavit on Summary Judgment
11 Oct 2007
Experts — Survey Evidence and Daubert
10 Oct 2007
Refiling Dismissed Action — Rule 41(d) and Attorneys' Fees
09 Oct 2007
Waiver of Work Product by Disclosure of Witness Statement
08 Oct 2007
"Relevance" for Spoliation Purposes / Presentation of Ignorant 30(b)(6) Witness
07 Oct 2007
Arbitration & New York Convention — FAA — Subject Matter Jurisdiction & Injunctive Power
06 Oct 2007
Increasing Appellate Bond for Frivolous Appeal
05 Oct 2007
Statutory Construction — Deferral to Agency Interpretation
04 Oct 2007
Disclosure of Draft = Waiver of Privilege as to Final
03 Oct 2007
When Does an Email Satisfy the Statute of Frauds?
02 Oct 2007
Rule 11 Sanctions — Relationship between Merits and Improper Purpose
01 Oct 2007