Litigation

Civil Justice

Brendan M. Schulman | Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

At a recent Eastern District of Texas Judicial Conference, Chief Judge Randall Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit unveiled a Model Order Regarding E-Discovery in Patent Cases (the "Model Order"). The Model Order, the culmination of efforts by a subcommittee of...

Technology

George Kiersted | Kiersted Systems

Please visit the Kiersted / Systems, LP booth number 2113 at LegalTech on January 30 - February 1, 2012. The e-discovery industry is approaching maturity. There are extensive judicial guidelines and industry leaders, as well as a body of scholarship discussing the evolution of the field. Widely...

Consumer Protection

Richard H. Epstein | Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

Yes, I know that it is called the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (the “CFA”).[1] Notwithstanding the nomenclature, the CFA has been applied to business-to-business transactions. The result is predictable: plaintiffs in business-to-business disputes are adding CFA counts and stretching...