Civil Justice

Civil Justice

Corporate Counsel Business Journal

The group calls its initiative “Rule One.” The name, and the heart of its mission, is straight out of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: “These rules . . . should be construed and administered to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and...

Civil Justice

Corporate Counsel Business Journal

The Swarm 2 Some of you with way too much time on your hands may have seen the Grade Z sci-fi-monster-horror film, The Swarm. It’s about a killer bee invasion of Texas and features an all-star cast of sixties TV retreads that includes Richard Chamberlain (the sexy and serious Dr. Kildare...

Civil Justice

Brian K. Cifuentes | Leader & Berkon, LLP

In an attempt to reign in increasing discovery costs, in September 2014, the Judicial Conference of the United States approved amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26. The revised rule, now pending before the Supreme Court, attempts to further narrow and limit discovery by explicitly...